(UK) 'Gay conversion therapy' to be banned as part of LGBT equality plan
Source: BBC
'Gay conversion therapy' to be banned as part of LGBT equality plan
3 July 2018
Controversial "gay conversion therapies" are to be banned as part of a government plan to improve the lives of gay and transgender people.
A national survey of 108,000 members of the LGBT community suggested 2% have undergone the practice with another 5% having been offered it.
It also found more than two-thirds of LGBT people avoid holding hands in public, for fear of negative reactions.
The prime minister said nobody "should ever have to hide who they are".
A 75-point plan to improve the lives of LGBT people, costing £4.5m, has been produced in response to the survey. It includes plans to introduce a national LGBT health adviser, tackle discrimination, improve the response to hate crime and to improve diversity in education institutions.
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