Transgender Conversion Therapy 2022-07-13
2022-07-13
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There is an ongoing debate about the exclusion of transgender conversion therapy in legislation. An equalities Minister recently resigned over this issue, citing a promise for a full ban on conversion therapy.
Whether her Department has undertaken an equalities assessment of the exclusion of transgender conversion therapy in the Government's forthcoming legislative proposals on conversion therapy. There is a respectful debate to be had on single-sex spaces and on trans people in sport, but the Government's failure on their promise of a full ban on conversion therapy caused one equalities Minister to resign last week. Eight royal colleges and the British Medical Association want this.
We want to ensure that everyone is protected from the extensive harm that conversion practices cause. It is not unreasonable to take some extra time to avoid an unintended consequence and to build a consensus, so that, together, we can make our legislation as inclusive as possible.
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Specific timeline or commitment for when the government will act on banning conversion therapy
Taking Extra Time
Building Consensus
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The government promised a full ban on conversion therapy, but the exclusion of transgender conversion practices in legislation caused an equalities Minister to resign. Multiple royal colleges and the British Medical Association support this.
There is a respectful debate to be had on single-sex spaces and on trans people in sport, but the Government's failure on their promise of a full ban on conversion therapy, which caused one equalities Minister to resign last week, is not it. Eight royal colleges and the British Medical Association want this.
We want to ensure that everyone is protected from the extensive harm that conversion practices cause. It is not unreasonable to take some extra time to avoid an unintended consequence and to build a consensus, so that, together, we can make our legislation as inclusive as possible.
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Specific timeline or commitment for when the government will act on banning conversion therapy
Taking Extra Time
Building Consensus
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Q3
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Discussions and legislation on banning conversion practices are ongoing. The questioner seeks reassurance that these discussions will include protecting everyone from harmful practices.
I welcome my hon. Friend to her place. Will she reassure the House that the discussions and legislation on banning conversion practices will include protecting everybody from these harmful practices?
I acknowledge all the work that my hon. Friend has done on this subject. I absolutely agree that the legislation to ban conversion practices is fundamentally about protecting LGBT people from harm. The experience of victims needs to continue to be at the heart of all considerations, as I know they were when my hon. Friend was the Minister.
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Specific reassurance that everyone will be protected from harmful practices
Acknowledging Past Work
Agreeing On Protecting Lgbt People
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