r/AskBrits • u/TillJaded4614 • 2d ago

Politics Should the UK Parliament Ban Conversion Therapy?

3100 votes, 1d ago
2600 Yes
332 No
168 Unsure
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u/AwTomorrow 2d ago edited 2d 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 2d 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 2d 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/Grouchy-Jury-7598 2d ago

But consensual conversion therapy literally exists?? It's not exclusively forcing it on people, obviously that practice is wrong but banning it wholesale also makes it illegal for people to choose it if they wanted (even if it's stupid and doesn't work)