LONDON: The UK government will ban conversion therapy for gay or bisexual people in England and WalesBut not for transgender people, ITV reported on Thursday.
Hours ago the government confirmed to ITV reports that it would drop plans to introduce legislation to ban LGBT conversion therapy and instead review how existing legislation can be used more effectively to curb it. could.
This prompted an angry backlash from LGBT groups and some lawmakers.
“Following the response to our report the prime minister has changed his mind and he will now ban conversion therapy,” said the ITV political reporter. Paul Brand tweeted.
“The senior government source has fully assured me that it will be Queenof speech (of a planned law). But only gay conversion therapy, not trans,” he said.
A Downing Street spokesman declined to comment.
Prime Minister boris johnsonThe government has come under pressure on the issue after former leader Theresa May vowed in 2018 to end a process aimed at changing or suppressing one’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
In May last year, when the government set out its post-pandemic parliamentary agenda, it said it would bring forward measures to curb these “disgusting practices that can cause mental and physical harm”, after consultations on It will start with how to protect people and eliminate coercive practices.
Hours ago the government confirmed to ITV reports that it would drop plans to introduce legislation to ban LGBT conversion therapy and instead review how existing legislation can be used more effectively to curb it. could.
This prompted an angry backlash from LGBT groups and some lawmakers.
“Following the response to our report the prime minister has changed his mind and he will now ban conversion therapy,” said the ITV political reporter. Paul Brand tweeted.
“The senior government source has fully assured me that it will be Queenof speech (of a planned law). But only gay conversion therapy, not trans,” he said.
A Downing Street spokesman declined to comment.
Prime Minister boris johnsonThe government has come under pressure on the issue after former leader Theresa May vowed in 2018 to end a process aimed at changing or suppressing one’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
In May last year, when the government set out its post-pandemic parliamentary agenda, it said it would bring forward measures to curb these “disgusting practices that can cause mental and physical harm”, after consultations on It will start with how to protect people and eliminate coercive practices.