Latest posts tagged with #ConversionPractices on Bluesky
Strong committment to their Christian faith = scuppering justice and in Scotland deferring endlessly; banning all #ConversionPractices to allow churches sufficient leeway to diversify their nefarious #Conformity agenda.
Under new NHS puberty blocker trial protocols, trans youth are being subjected to more than 50 assessments, intrusive exams, and over 13 hours of intrusive testing - just to access lifesaving healthcare
It demands young people re-live distress & undergo intimate examinations
#ConversionPractices
Dear @nytimes.com, this is an important subject and I love that you dedicated today’s episode of The Daily to it. However, so-called conversion therapy is NOT therapy. At best, it’s abuse. Could we change the terminology? #ConversionPractices #TheDaily #NYT
What happened to Jayne McFadyen wasn’t care, it was conversion. At 10, she was locked in a Perth psych hospital & forced to act “like a boy.” Her story is now being used to oppose #TransHealthcare. We need #ConversionPractices laws to stop this harm repeating. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Where do I begin with these despicables? Sydney Anglicans complaining that the law doesn't allow them to be cruel to people anymore. Simply evil. #ConversionPractices
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“These laws are ordinary regulations of mental-health treatments that protect kids from ineffective and harmful practices. It would be tragic if they were struck down just because, in this case, they happen to protect LGBT young people.” #ConversionPractices www.advocate.com/news/chiles-...
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See P82 on for the discourse on a ban on #ConversionPractices by Mr Victor Madrigal Borloz
The Independent Expert on Protection against Violence and Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (IE SOGI)
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In 2014, Ecuador was the first country to outlaw conversion practices. Let’s see if the UK could follow suit eleven years later. #ConversionPractices #ecuador #UK
Marchers at Glasgow Pride in 2018, with a marcher holding a prominent Trans Rights Now! banner.
Happy #GlasgowPride to all those attending. The humanist movement in Scotland is closely entwined with its LGBT+ community, sharing many members, campaigns, and concerns. At the moment we're campaigning for a trans-inclusive #ConversionPractices ban. To all those marching: have a good one!
To mark the end of #PrideMonth, we've spoken to @maggiechapman.bsky.social about why we need a comprehensive, trans-inclusive #ConversionPractices ban now. We can't wait for Westminster.
Read our full interview with Maggie:
www.humanism.scot/2025/06/27/h...
Picture of Joe speaking at a lectern with a microphone. He has short brown hair, glasses and a green shirt. Text reads "Conversion practices are not only widely discredited as illegitimate and ineffective, but also cause significant and lasting harm to victims". Joe Higgins, Humanist Society Scotland.
The Scottish Government has shelved its promised bill to end #ConversionPractices. In a new blog post, our Policy and Campaigns Officer Joe Higgins explains why this is so damaging for Scotland's LGBT+ communities, and what Scottish government now needs to do to repair the harm. Link in replies
The next time someone says that #LGBTQRights have gone too far, remember that in 2025, conversion practices are banned in only 10 countries in Europe. Learn more with the 2025 #RainbowMap by @ilgaeurope.bsky.social. #ILGAEurope #ConversionPractices
Graphic showing one person thrusting a book in another person's face. Text on the cover reads "conversion practices". Text below reads "In committing to a UK-wide approach, ministers have essentially run the clock down on their own legislation."
Earlier this month, the Scottish Government officially shelved its promised bill to end #ConversionPractices, meaning LGBT+ people in Scotland will continue to face harmful attempts to change or suppress who they are.
Read more in our new blog post
www.humanism.scot/2025/05/19/s...
Cartoon showing a person in a suit holding up a folder or book reading "Conversion Practices" to a shocked looking person.
Happy #InternationalDayOfTransVisibility.
Humanist Society Scotland is proud to stand alongside our country's trans community . We are currently backing a law to end #ConversionPractices designed to "cure" people of their sexuality or gender identity
Find out more at the link in replies
Love #fundiefridays and this video is very informative!
#shamesexattraction #lucaswilson #conversionpractices #gendernormshurteveryone
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Black and white image of Ugla. They wear a black cardigan or jacket and buttoned up shirt and look at the camera with folded hands. C. Móa Hjartardóttir. Used with permission and thanks.
Earlier this year we spoke to Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir , a writer, feminist & trans campaigner, about fighting for LGBT+ rights in Iceland, including recent successes on ending #ConversionPractices and #GenderRecognitionReform.
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Conversion practices: the PRIDE study explores harms experienced in the LGBTQIA+ community https://buff.ly/3OD5Tln
Vanessa Coeli blogs about conversion practices and mental health symptoms in sexual and gender minority adults in the US.
#ConversionTherapy #ConversionPractices #MentalHealth #LGBTQ+
Excellent meeting with Minister for #Equalities Dame Nia GriffithMP to discuss #conversionpractices
I stressed the single most important thing she could do (which the previous govt didn't) is to meet with survivors, particularly #trans survivors & put them front & centre of bill
They will ban it
