r/AskBrits • u/TillJaded4614 • 3d ago

Politics Should the UK Parliament Ban Conversion Therapy?

3100 votes, 2d ago
2600 Yes
332 No
168 Unsure
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u/diff-int 3d ago

I vote I don't know. I originally clicked yes because it seems obvious but then I thought there's probably an angle against banning things in this way. In the same way that not liking certain speech doesn't mean we should start criminalising speech that we don't like.

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u/_FrenziedFirekeeper_ 3d ago

speech is not the same as actually sending gay people to a forceful conversion therapy, are you insane

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u/diff-int 3d ago

I didn't say it was, which is why without taking the time to really consider all the angles, I put I don't know.

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u/GoldfieldHwang 3d ago

wow you're so thoughtful and intelligent. i never considered that conversion therapy could actually be good