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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Libby Brooks

Stonewall will fight to ban all LGBT conversion practices, says new chief

Simon Blake holding on to a spiral staircase
Simon Blake takes over as chief executive after a turbulent period in Stonewall’s history. Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/The Guardian

The new head of Stonewall has pledged to fight for a ban on conversion practices that includes “every member of the lesbian, gay, bi and trans community”, as he said that the progress of Labour’s bill may be exploited by those pursuing global attacks on LGBTQ+ rights.

With the UK government expected to publish draft legislation this spring, Simon Blake said: “It’s really important that a conversion practices bill covers all practices designed to try to change or correct somebody’s sexual or gender identity.”

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