UK government unveils proposal to restrict conversion therapy

The UK Government Equalities Office unveiled draft proposals on in late October to ban conversion therapy for minors and vulnerable adults in England and Wales, seeking to prevent “coercive and abhorrent” practices that try to change sexual orientation or gender identity.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged to outlaw conversion therapy last year after other countries banned it. The Government Equalities Office explained that international evidence suggests there is a strong link between conversion therapy and serious psychological harm.