Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has outlined his commitment to oppose conversion therapy by warning that organisations supporting such practices could be stripped of funding from the city.
As part of a number of bills outlined in the Queen’s Speech last week, the government unveiled a proposed bill that would ban conversion practices aimed at changing people’s sexuality. However, the ban only fully covers under-18s and would also exclude trans conversion therapy.
Many LGBTQ+ campaigners have described conversion therapy as damaging, with a Ozanne Foundation survey finding that nearly 70pc of respondents who had undergone conversion therapy in the UK had experienced suicidal thoughts.
