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Conversion Therapy

So called ‘conversion therapy’ also known as conversion practices, suppression practices, reparative therapies, and cure therapies – is a damaging, degrading and discriminatory practice that seeks to change someone’s sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

Watch Scottish Trans, Equality Network, Stonewall Scotland and LGBT Youth Scotland give evidence to the Equality Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

On Tuesday 14th September our Manager Vic gave evidence to the Equality, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee alongside Equality Network’s Policy Co-Ordinator Becky Crowther and colleagues from Stonewall Scotland and LGBT Youth Scotland.

Watch the session here, to learn more about why we think so called “conversion therapy” needs to be banned: https://www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/equalities-human-rights-and-civil-justice-committee-september-14-2021

The Scottish Parliament's Equality, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee is asking for views on the 'End Conversion Therapy' Petition

The Scottish Parliament’s Equality, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee asked for views on the ‘End Conversion Therapy’ Petition between July 16th and August 13th,

You can read the joint submission from Equality Network, Scottish Trans, Stonewall Scotland and LGBT Youth Scotland here: Joint submission to the Scottish Parliament Equality Human Rights and Civil Justice committee call for views on ‘End Conversion Therapy’ Petition August 2021

The Committee asked three questions:

  1. What are your views on the action called for in the petition?
  2. What action would you like to see the Scottish Government take, within the powers available to it?
  3. Do you have suggestions on how the Committee can take forward its consideration of the petition? For example:
    • who should it talk to?
    • who should it hear from?

You can read all of the responses that have been published so far at the Committee’s website.

Interested in staying up to date on developments around so called ‘conversion therapy’ in Scotland? Why not follow End Conversion Therapy @ECTScotland on Twitter

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