“We will shortly be bringing forward plans to ban conversion therapy, which is an abhorrent practice.”
Equalities minister Liz Truss vows to ban conversion therapy in the near future.
This promise comes after nearly 1000 days since the government announced a commitment to end conversion therapy practices in the UK.
Former Prime Minister Theresa May promised to outlaw ‘abhorrent’ conversion therapy treatment as a part of the LGBT Action Plan in 2018.
“We will shortly be bringing forward plans to ban conversion therapy, which is an abhorrent practice,” Truss stated on Thursday.
🚨BREAKING: Major breakthrough for campaigners as Equalities Minister promises to “ban” conversion therapy.
Following resignation of 3 equalities advisors, Liz Truss has said, “we will shortly be bringing forward plans to ban conversion therapy, which is an abhorrent practice.”
— Paul Brand (@PaulBrandITV) March 12, 2021
Prime Minister Boris Johnson also promised to end conversion therapy during a trip to Belfast but also called the anti-LGBTQ+ treatment “complex”.
“I think this practice is repulsive and I think it’s abhorrent and I’m sorry these advisers have gone but be in no doubt that we will deal with this issue.
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