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1 April 2022

The Tories have promised to ban conversion therapy 35 times

In the time the government has dithered, eight countries have banned conversion therapy.

By Ben van der Merwe

Boris Johnson was forced into a rapid U-turn last night as news leaked that his government planned to break its promise to ban conversion therapy.

The government has since said that it still plans to outlaw conversion therapy based on sexuality, but confirmed that it has abandoned plans to protect transgender people from the practice.


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