Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has been criticised by leading proponents of a conversion therapy ban for saying children should need parental consent before changing gender. Speaking during a Mumsnet interview he said: “I feel very strongly that children shouldn’t be making these very important decisions without consent of their parents. I say that as… Continue reading LGBT Activists attack Starmer for backing parental consent
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Take away parents’ rights, say Scottish Govt ‘experts’
An official Report produced for the Scottish Government has recommended withdrawing parental rights if a parent is found to have engaged in ‘conversion therapy’. It is just one of many harrowing recommendations from the Scottish Government’s Expert Advisory Group on Ending Conversion Practices. You might think that such an approach is appropriate if a parent… Continue reading Take away parents’ rights, say Scottish Govt ‘experts’
Teaching “the importance of marriage” is part of ‘conversion therapy’, Scottish Govt advised
A few weeks ago, the Scottish Government’s ‘Expert Advisory Group’ on banning conversion therapy published its recommendations for a new law. They say any attempt to ‘suppress’ the identity of LGBT people must be outlawed. Among its many extraordinary claims was this one: “Religious and cultural obligations play a huge part in why people may… Continue reading Teaching “the importance of marriage” is part of ‘conversion therapy’, Scottish Govt advised
Government-funded attacks on Christian theology
The ‘first of its kind’ Government-funded conversion therapy helpline, announced last May and run by LGBT charity Galop, is now up and running. The group claims to offer a service for LGBT people who feel they may have been subject to ‘conversion’ practices and need support. Such activities supposedly try to force people to change… Continue reading Government-funded attacks on Christian theology
The misleading campaign to ban ‘conversion therapy’
Several days ago, the Guardian newspaper published an article discussing the horrors of electro-shock ‘treatments’ carried out on gay men half a century ago. These cruel experiments were often carried out by university scientists, who predicted they could rid a person of certain desires by making them associate their feelings with severe discomfort. But the… Continue reading The misleading campaign to ban ‘conversion therapy’
Response to Scottish Expert Advisory Group’s Report on banning conversion therapy
Simon Calvert, spokesperson for Let Us Pray said: “LGBT people deserve to be protected from physical and verbal abuse just like anyone else. But these proposals go much, much further. The report demands a law that could criminalise traditional churches and ‘gender-critical’ feminists alike – simply because their conversations around sex and gender do not… Continue reading Response to Scottish Expert Advisory Group’s Report on banning conversion therapy
New Zealand claim on puberty blockers retracted – too little, too late?
Australian journalist, Bernard Lane, reports that health information for transgender healthcare of children in New Zealand has changed. New Zealand’s Ministry of Health has updated its website to remove the false claim that puberty blocking drugs are “safe and fully reversible”. In a country which has possibly the world’s most liberal laws on ‘gender’, it… Continue reading New Zealand claim on puberty blockers retracted – too little, too late?
Leading activists still calling for “private prayer” ban
Let Us Pray has been pointing out for some time (for example in the Critic and the Belfast News Letter) that the leading activist group pushing for a conversion therapy ban is, ludicrously, calling for it to cover “private prayer” and “casual conversations”. You might have thought that the ‘Ban Conversion Therapy’ campaign would quickly… Continue reading Leading activists still calling for “private prayer” ban
A ban on “just conversations and suggestions”
A recent opinion piece published by Thomson Reuters claims that ‘conversion therapy’ must be banned by the new PM, Liz Truss. The ban must include transgenderism, the young author says, and should cover religious practices. But the article cites one story of what ‘conversion therapy’ supposedly looks like: “just conversations and suggestions”. An account of… Continue reading A ban on “just conversations and suggestions”
‘A conversion therapy ban could criminalise parents’, warns Revd Dr Matthew Roberts
Last week we had the pleasure of sitting down with official Let Us Pray supporter Revd Dr Matthew Roberts to discuss Government plans to ban conversion therapy. You may remember that last December he helped author a letter to Liz Truss – the Minister for Women and Equalities at the time – which was signed… Continue reading ‘A conversion therapy ban could criminalise parents’, warns Revd Dr Matthew Roberts