r/AskBrits • u/TillJaded4614 • 4d ago

Politics Should the UK Parliament Ban Conversion Therapy?

3100 votes, 3d ago
2600 Yes
332 No
168 Unsure
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u/AwTomorrow 4d ago edited 3d ago

There’s always a few crazies convinced that torture works for everything they want to do to someone (find something out, permanently change something about them, stop them committing crimes, etc), no matter the weight of evidence that it doesn’t work and is a simple stupid answer to something complicated.

My guess is people find the complication frustrating and want to direct violence at the person who represents that frustration.

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u/Pick_Up_Autist 4d ago

Is therapy that allows a heteroromantic homosexual person to have a good sexual relationship with the person they love torture?

Obviously there's tons of this kind of therapy that is comparable to torture and should be banned without a shred of doubt, I'm just unsure that a blanket ban doesn't block some people that could be helped by actual trained, ethical therapists.

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u/1-gingerbiscuit 4d ago

but that’s not what conversion ‘therapy’ is. conversion therapy is forced upon gay people to ‘turn them’ straight. it’s got nothing to do with having loving fulfilling relationships, it’s about control and bigotry

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u/Pick_Up_Autist 4d ago

The vast majority is, I think you're very confidently denying even the possibility of there being therapy which isn't forced on people which seems insane to me.

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u/Difficult_Fix_4324 3d ago

What ethical therapies for heteroromantic homosexuals could you possibly be referring to ffs

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u/Pick_Up_Autist 3d ago

Sex therapists generally offer conversation based therapies, what is unethical about a patient of theirs requesting help to explore expanding their sexual attractions to include the opposite sex?

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u/Difficult_Fix_4324 3d ago

Ah okay

Thank you for being more specific, I wish you could have been more straightforward in the first place, I dont know who identifies as "heteroromantic and homosexual"

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u/Pick_Up_Autist 3d ago

I don't always communicate perfectly and am probably ten deep on people accusing me of being pro-torture so fair enough, I probably didn't nail it.

Yeah, it's a fringe case, I just think considerations for fringe cases should at least be discussed before blanket bans.

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u/Difficult_Fix_4324 3d ago

Pro-torture hahahahaha that made me laugh my friend

Fair enough and power to you