{"id":6751,"date":"2026-06-25T08:30:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T08:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/abusive-gay-and-trans-conversion-practices-to-be-banned-with-five-year-prison-sentences\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T08:30:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T08:30:34","slug":"abusive-gay-and-trans-conversion-practices-to-be-banned-with-five-year-prison-sentences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/abusive-gay-and-trans-conversion-practices-to-be-banned-with-five-year-prison-sentences\/","title":{"rendered":"Abusive gay and trans &#8216;conversion practices&#8217; to be banned with five-year prison sentences"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_6cdcdb\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">The government said a criminal threshold will be set at conduct including abusive acts that seriously harm the victim, following cases ranging from beatings and rape to exorcisms<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37345537\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The draft Conversion Practices Bill - covering England and Wales - was a Labour manifesto commitment from 2024\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37345537.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_A-protester-holds-a-placard-calling-for-a-ban-on-conversion.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37345537.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_A-protester-holds-a-placard-calling-for-a-ban-on-conversion.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37345537.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_A-protester-holds-a-placard-calling-for-a-ban-on-conversion.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37345537.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_A-protester-holds-a-placard-calling-for-a-ban-on-conversion.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The draft Conversion Practices Bill - covering England and Wales - was a Labour manifesto commitment from 2024\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The draft Conversion Practices Bill &#8211; covering England and Wales &#8211; was a Labour manifesto commitment from 2024<cite aria-label=\"Image: SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Perpetrators of abusive <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/lgbtq\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">gay<\/a> and trans \u2018conversion therapies\u2019 could face up to five years in prison and unlimited fines under a long-promised ban.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The penalty forms part of a draft law finally published today after <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/labour-announces-trans-inclusive-conversion-37153793\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">years of delays<\/a> and promises to ban the discredited practices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It is sometimes wrongly referred to as \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/i-left-suicidal-gay-conversion-24598766\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">gay cure therapy<\/a>\u201d and typically involves attempts to suppress a person\u2019s sexuality or gender identity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The government said a criminal threshold will be set at conduct including abusive acts that seriously harm the victim. In extreme cases, it said some had recounted stories ranging from beatings and rape, to exorcisms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The draft Conversion Practices Bill &#8211; covering England and Wales &#8211; was a <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/labour-party\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Labour<\/a> manifesto commitment from 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Research during <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/theresa-may\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Theresa May<\/a> \u2019s premiership &#8211; when a ban was first promised &#8211; showed nearly one in five (18%) of LGBT+ people in the UK have been subjected to someone attempting to change or &#8220;cure&#8221; them.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37345529\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37345529\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Minister for Equalities Olivia Bailey criticised conversion therapy\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37345529.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_Portrait-1jpeg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37345529.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/1_Portrait-1jpeg.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37345529.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_Portrait-1jpeg.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37345529.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_Portrait-1jpeg.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Minister for Equalities Olivia Bailey criticised conversion therapy\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Minister for Equalities Olivia Bailey criticised conversion therapy<cite aria-label=\"Image: Laurie Noble Photography\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Laurie Noble Photography)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">LGBT+ anti-abuse charity Galop also claimed its research had shown such practices \u201care not a thing of the past\u201d. The organisation said that in 195 cases dealt with by their support services between 2022 and 2025, more than two thirds were recent or ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The government\u2019s Office for Equality and Opportunity warned the abhorrent practices are still happening today, with subjected to physical, sexual, economic and psychological abuse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Minister for Equalities Olivia Bailey said today: \u201cConversion practices are driven by the false belief that being LGBT+ is shameful and can be forcibly changed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cNo-one should face abuse just because of who they are. That\u2019s why we are delivering on our manifesto commitment to ban abusive conversion practices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cLegal loopholes have left LGBT+ people vulnerable to these harmful acts which is why we must legislate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Professor Subodh Dave, President of Royal College of Psychiatrists, welcomed the Bill\u2019s publication to ban \u201cthese harmful practices\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He said it is \u201cimportant that in protecting people from these unacceptable practices, this legislation also supports healthcare professionals to continue to have appropriate exploratory conversations with their patients\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Jasmine O\u2019Connor, co-chief executive of Galop, said the charity \u201cfrequently witnesses the devastating impacts caused by conversion practices\u201d and said gaps in the law had left LGBT+ people \u201cunprotected against covert and insidious forms of abuse\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She added: \u201cWe welcome this long-overdue legislation \u2013 it\u2019s a vital first step toward addressing conversion practices as a distinct form of harm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Bishop of <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Manchester<\/a> David Walker said the Church of England, whose parliament \u2013 or General Synod \u2013 had voted in favour of a ban in 2017 \u2013 welcomed the Bill as \u201ca positive step\u201d towards stopping practices which have \u201charmed LGBT+ people over many years, leaving many with lifelong trauma\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/politics\/conversion-therapy-ban-fines-prison-37345509\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government said a criminal threshold will be set at conduct including abusive acts that<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0_A-protester-holds-a-placard-calling-for-a-ban-on-conversion.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6751"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6751\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}