Current Version
Region | United Kingdom |
Issue | Conversion therapy |
Status | Not banned |
Start Date | past |
End Date | now |
Description | Conversion therapy ban has been discussed for many years. Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to ban conversion therapy in July 2020 and this was reiterated in the 2021 Queen's Speech. In March 2022, the plans were dropped, only for a partial U-turn just hours later when the government announced that the ban would go ahead but not cover trans people. On January 17 2023, the government announced they'd pass a new law to include transgender people in the conversion therapy ban. |
Sources | http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/03/16/uk-government-refuses-to-make-gay-cure-therapy-illegal/ https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/07/uk-government-plans-ban-conversion-therapy-sweeping-lgbtq-reforms/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-57059459 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60947028 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64304142 |
Reports (2)
- All information is correct, just adding sources "The UK is set to ban conversion therapy in autumn
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/12/conversion-therapy-draft-ban/"
- All information is correct, just adding sources "According to Pink News, The UK will ban conversion therapy for all in autumn, mentioned England and Wales.
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/12/conversion-therapy-draft-ban/"
Revision History (17)
Revision by beeurd. no start date
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Start Date | 2022-03-17 | 0000-01-01 |
Revision by beeurd. incorrect status
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Value | Not banned | |
Value Special | ambiguous | |
Note | Conversion therapy ban has been discussed for many years. Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to ban conversion therapy in July 2020 and this was reiterated in the 2021 Queen's Speech. In March 2022, the plans were dropped, only for a partial U-turn just hours later when the government announced that the ban would go ahead but not cover trans people. On January 17 2023, the government announced they'd pass a new law to include transgender people in the conversion therapy ban. The law is said to pass shortly. | Conversion therapy ban has been discussed for many years. Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to ban conversion therapy in July 2020 and this was reiterated in the 2021 Queen's Speech. In March 2022, the plans were dropped, only for a partial U-turn just hours later when the government announced that the ban would go ahead but not cover trans people. On January 17 2023, the government announced they'd pass a new law to include transgender people in the conversion therapy ban. |
Revision by Notdog1996. Added new developments
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End Date | 2023-01-17 | 9999-12-12 |
Note | Conversion therapy ban has been discussed for many years. Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to ban conversion therapy in July 2020 and this was reiterated in the 2021 Queen's Speech. In March 2022 it the plans were dropped, only for a partial U-turn just hours later when the government announced that the ban would go ahead but not cover trans people. | Conversion therapy ban has been discussed for many years. Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to ban conversion therapy in July 2020 and this was reiterated in the 2021 Queen's Speech. In March 2022, the plans were dropped, only for a partial U-turn just hours later when the government announced that the ban would go ahead but not cover trans people. On January 17 2023, the government announced they'd pass a new law to include transgender people in the conversion therapy ban. The law is said to pass shortly. |
Sources | http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/03/16/uk-government-refuses-to-make-gay-cure-therapy-illegal/ https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/07/uk-government-plans-ban-conversion-therapy-sweeping-lgbtq-reforms/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-57059459 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60947028 | http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/03/16/uk-government-refuses-to-make-gay-cure-therapy-illegal/ https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/07/uk-government-plans-ban-conversion-therapy-sweeping-lgbtq-reforms/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-57059459 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60947028 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64304142 |
Revision by cskinner. Update on the law has been announced by the UK government.
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End Date | 9999-12-12 | 2023-01-17 |
Revision by Notdog1996
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Value | Not banned | |
Value Special | ambiguous | |
Start Date | 2017-03-17 | 2022-03-17 |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "Legal. Law has not been passed as of November 2022"
Revision by beeurd
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Note | Conversion therapy ban has been discussed for many years. Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to ban conversion therapy in July 2020 and this was reiterated in the 2021 Queen's Speech, but in 2022 it was revealed that the plans had been dropped. | Conversion therapy ban has been discussed for many years. Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to ban conversion therapy in July 2020 and this was reiterated in the 2021 Queen's Speech. In March 2022 it the plans were dropped, only for a partial U-turn just hours later when the government announced that the ban would go ahead but not cover trans people. |
Reports (1)
- Newer law has been passed "Passed very recently but not for trans people"
Revision by beeurd
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Note | Conversion therapy ban has been discussed for many years. Was included in the Queen's Speech in 2021 but is still under consultation. | Conversion therapy ban has been discussed for many years. Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to ban conversion therapy in July 2020 and this was reiterated in the 2021 Queen's Speech, but in 2022 it was revealed that the plans had been dropped. |
Sources | http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/03/16/uk-government-refuses-to-make-gay-cure-therapy-illegal/ https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/07/uk-government-plans-ban-conversion-therapy-sweeping-lgbtq-reforms/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-57059459 | http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/03/16/uk-government-refuses-to-make-gay-cure-therapy-illegal/ https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/07/uk-government-plans-ban-conversion-therapy-sweeping-lgbtq-reforms/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-57059459 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60947028 |
Revision by beeurd
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Value | Not banned | |
Note | Conversion therapy ban pending. Mental health policies changes pending. Conversion therapy ban pending in Ireland. | Conversion therapy ban has been discussed for many years. Was included in the Queen's Speech in 2021 but is still under consultation. |
Sources | http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/03/16/uk-government-refuses-to-make-gay-cure-therapy-illegal/ https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/07/uk-government-plans-ban-conversion-therapy-sweeping-lgbtq-reforms/ | http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/03/16/uk-government-refuses-to-make-gay-cure-therapy-illegal/ https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/07/uk-government-plans-ban-conversion-therapy-sweeping-lgbtq-reforms/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-57059459 |
Reports (1)
- Newer law has been passed
Revision by Ausyk
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End Date | 2018-08-20 | 9999-12-12 |
Revision by Ausyk
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End Date | 2018-08-01 | 2018-08-20 |
Revision by Ausyk
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Value Special | ambiguous | |
Note | Conversion therapy ban pending. Mental health policies changes pending. | Conversion therapy ban pending. Mental health policies changes pending. Conversion therapy ban pending in Ireland. |
Revision by Ausyk
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Value | Not banned | |
Value Special | ambiguous | |
End Date | 2018-07-30 | 2018-08-01 |
Revision by Ausyk
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End Date | 2018-07-04 | 2018-07-30 |
Note | Conversion therapy ban pending. | Conversion therapy ban pending. Mental health policies changes pending. |
Revision by Ausyk
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Note | Conversion therapy ban pending. | Conversion therapy ban pending. |
Sources | http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/03/16/uk-government-refuses-to-make-gay-cure-therapy-illegal/ | http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/03/16/uk-government-refuses-to-make-gay-cure-therapy-illegal/ https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/07/uk-government-plans-ban-conversion-therapy-sweeping-lgbtq-reforms/ |
Revision by Ausyk
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End Date | 2018-06-17 | 2018-07-04 |
Note | UK government just said that they are officialy refusing to make gay conversion therapy illegal. Conversion therapy ban pending. | Conversion therapy ban pending. |
Revision by Ausyk
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End Date | 2017-10-01 | 2018-06-17 |
Note | UK government just said that they are officialy refusing to make gay conversion therapy illegal. | UK government just said that they are officialy refusing to make gay conversion therapy illegal. Conversion therapy ban pending. |
Revision by Ausyk
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Start Date | 0000-01-01 | 2017-03-17 |
End Date | 2017-03-17 | 2017-10-01 |