The Scottish Government has promised to unveil new policy proposals for legislation on ‘conversion therapy’ on Tuesday 9 January. A consultation on the plans is expected to run for twelve weeks. Let Us Pray will be helping Scottish supporters to respond. Sign up to the campaign to receive updates. MSP for the Scottish Green Party,… Continue reading Scottish Government to unveil ‘conversion therapy’ plans next week
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Police forces say no detentions or arrests for conversion therapy in a decade
Freedom of information responses from police forces across the UK – seen by Let Us Pray – show not even a single detention or arrest has been made for ‘electroshock’ treatments or ‘corrective rape’ between 2010 and 2020. These horrifying practices are offered as examples of ‘conversion therapy’ by LGBT activists. Controversial campaign groups including… Continue reading Police forces say no detentions or arrests for conversion therapy in a decade
C of E admits ministers could be wrongly accused of conversion therapy
This article by Let Us Pray’s James Kennedy was originally published by the Greater Love Declaration. Last month, the Church of England’s House of Bishops commended, in principle, prayers of blessing for same-sex couples. The ‘Prayers of Love and Faith’ could be used from Sunday 17 December. It is a retrograde step which ignores the… Continue reading C of E admits ministers could be wrongly accused of conversion therapy
Is transgenderism slowing down a new ‘conversion therapy’ law?
The Telegraph recently reported that the UK’s Equalities Minister, Kemi Badenoch MP, thinks a new law on ‘conversion therapy’ would already be published were it not for the inclusion of transgenderism. It is easy to understand the logic – both politically and legally. Most people have some vague conception of what ‘gay conversion therapy’ would… Continue reading Is transgenderism slowing down a new ‘conversion therapy’ law?
Labour Party confusion over ‘conversion therapy’
The Labour Party’s Anneliese Dodds MP has written to the Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch MP calling for the Government to bring forward a ban on ‘conversion therapy’. As Shadow Women and Equalities Secretary, Dodds has continually lambasted the Conservative Government for taking its time over the highly controversial issue. In her most recent letter reported… Continue reading Labour Party confusion over ‘conversion therapy’
The faulty foundations of a ‘conversion therapy’ law
LGBT activists had hoped the King’s Speech (7th Nov) would include new legislation on so-called ‘conversion therapy’. The speech sets out the Government’s agenda for the forthcoming Parliamentary session. But thankfully, after much reported wrangling behind the scenes, no such controversial announcement was made. But it doesn’t stop the Government progressing a draft Bill. And… Continue reading The faulty foundations of a ‘conversion therapy’ law
‘Abandon conversion therapy law plans’, PM told
In the last week, several Christian groups have called for the Prime Minister to ditch plans for a new law on ‘conversion therapy’. The Government’s legislative agenda will soon be set out in the King’s Speech on 7th November. Previously, it was reported in the press that a new law on conversion therapy would be… Continue reading ‘Abandon conversion therapy law plans’, PM told
What’s gone wrong with ‘conversion therapy’ bans around the world?
Over the last five years, a number of countries have passed laws banning ‘conversion therapy’. Many of these laws received far too little scrutiny. Some countries, such as Canada, deliberately skipped the usual Parliamentary processes in order to get a law on the statute book sooner. The result is that these laws are poorly defined… Continue reading What’s gone wrong with ‘conversion therapy’ bans around the world?
Peter Tatchell: ‘People are being held and abused in churches all across the country’
Last week it was reported that the Government plans to include a Bill on ‘conversion therapy’ in the King’s Speech on 7th November. Media speculation previously said the plans would be dropped, and the Labour Party even announced at its conference that it would legislate where the Conservatives had chosen not to. But regardless of… Continue reading Peter Tatchell: ‘People are being held and abused in churches all across the country’
‘Conversion therapy’ ban back on the table at Westminster
by James Kennedy A controversial ban on ‘conversion therapy’ is back on the table for England and Wales, according to reports in The Times newspaper. It says that a draft Bill will be mentioned in the King’s Speech on 7th November, when the Government sets out its agenda for the coming year. Previously there was… Continue reading ‘Conversion therapy’ ban back on the table at Westminster