Leader of the ‘Ban Conversion Therapy’ campaign group, Jayne Ozanne, has said healthy disagreement “gives license for continued abuse”. Ozanne, who infamously said “gentle, non-coercive prayer” must be outlawed, contested comments made by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, on Radio 4’s Sunday programme. Promoting a new book on ‘reconciliation’, Welby said (c26:30) we must… Continue reading “Disagreeing well” enables abuse, says leading LGBT activist
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Tesco donates £100k to conversion therapy ban activists
Tesco yesterday announced that to celebrate ‘Pride’ month, it will donate a total of £100,000 to LGBT charities, alongside being lead sponsor for London and Brighton Pride. The money will be split between ‘Switchboard’, ‘Fighting with Pride’, and ‘Terrence Higgins Trust’. Each of these groups is calling for the Government to bring in a broad… Continue reading Tesco donates £100k to conversion therapy ban activists
Upcoming: Westminster debate on banning conversion therapy – Monday 13 June
A debate will be held in Parliament next Monday, 13 June, on banning conversion therapy in England and Wales. It is in response to an online petition which calls on the Westminster Government to include transgenderism in any forthcoming proposals. The Government has said that it will bring forward a ban on conversion therapy, but… Continue reading Upcoming: Westminster debate on banning conversion therapy – Monday 13 June
Sir Bernard Jenkin MP: conversion therapy ban neither “necessary” nor “desirable”
Conservative MP Bernard Jenkin says that the more he has looked into a conversion therapy ban, the more convinced he is that it is a bad idea. Reflecting on the announcement of a conversion therapy ban in the Queen’s Speech, Sir Bernard explained that while he “was always in favour of some kind of legislation… Continue reading Sir Bernard Jenkin MP: conversion therapy ban neither “necessary” nor “desirable”
Lord Farmer: conversion therapy ban could criminalise parents
Speaking in the House of Lords, during a debate on the Queen’s Speech, Lord Farmer expressed concern that a conversion therapy ban could ‘unintentionally criminalise’ parents and church youth leaders. “The Government will need to be crystal clear what they mean by “conversion” and “therapy”, so that when under-18s explore their sexuality with their parents,… Continue reading Lord Farmer: conversion therapy ban could criminalise parents
Church of Scotland backs law that could criminalise ministers
The Church of Scotland has called on the Scottish Government to ban conversion therapy, following a vote at its annual General Assembly. The denomination’s ‘Faith Impact Forum’ brought the motion, which also endorses the definition of conversion therapy used in the ‘2017 Memorandum of Understanding on conversion therapy’ (MOU). But if the definition was adopted… Continue reading Church of Scotland backs law that could criminalise ministers
Alicia Kearns’ response to Govt conversion therapy plans reveals confusion amongst activists
Last month, the Westminster Government announced that they would not include transgender conversion therapy in a conversion therapy ban. But Tory MP Alicia Kearns is far from happy. In an article published in The Times, she says that trans must be covered by a conversion therapy ban and insists that “this is not about enforcing… Continue reading Alicia Kearns’ response to Govt conversion therapy plans reveals confusion amongst activists
Can you be a Christian without conversion?
It seems supporters of the conversion therapy ban want to outlaw any kind of prayer or pastoral support which seeks to guide a person toward a biblical understanding of sexuality and identity. Activists say ‘any form of… persuading someone to change their sexual… behaviour… or gender identity should be illegal’. Commenting on prayer, Jayne Ozanne,… Continue reading Can you be a Christian without conversion?
Greece bans conversion therapy
On Tuesday, Greece’s Parliament passed a conversion therapy ban into law. The ban was included as an amendment to a healthcare Bill after campaigning by LGBT groups, and following the Greek Government’s ‘National Strategy for LGBT+ Equality’. But LGBT campaigners in Greece remain dissatisfied with the ban, which does not live up to their impossible… Continue reading Greece bans conversion therapy
Conversion therapy ban: the ultimate no-debate policy?
Cancelling, no-platforming and other no-debate policies have been a defining feature of the last decade’s public discourse. And the recent tide of trans-activism will surely feature on the timelines of historians in years to come. Which dates will mark the movement? The establishment of the NHS’s Gender Identity Development Service in 1989, The Gender Reform… Continue reading Conversion therapy ban: the ultimate no-debate policy?