The countries that have banned conversion therapy

Former PM Theresa May has urged UK government to ban practice for transgender people

Conversion therapy protest
Protesters voice their opposition to conversion therapy in London in April
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Theresa May has said there were times she “would have voted differently” on LGBTQ+ issues during her parliamentary career as she urged the government to ban all forms of conversion therapy.

Writing for the i news site, the former prime minister called on Boris Johnson’s administration to “keep its commitment to consider the issue of transgender conversion therapy”, adding that the matter “must not be allowed to slide” off the political agenda.

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