'Conversion therapy': UK government kicks ban down the road – and there's a major problem with what's been proposed so far

By Ilias Trispiotis, Professor of Human Rights Law, University of Leeds

For the first time in four years, the king’s (or queen’s) speech has left out a promise to ban so-called “conversion therapy”. This widely discredited set of practices aims to “cure” LGBTQ+ people by changing or repressing their sexuality or gender identity.

The government first promised a ban in July 2018, but has stalled on introducing draft legislation. The director of external affairs at LGBTQ+ rights charity Stonewall called it an “act of frightful…

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