Over 800 people have signed a change.org petition which demands the University of Birmingham apologises for its involvement in LGBTQ+ conversion therapy in the 1970s.
According to the Birmingham Mail, the university came under fire after BBC reporter, Ben Hute, spoke to a survivor of gay conversion therapy who was given electric shock therapy at the insitute.
The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, revealed he had been referred to a clinical psychologist at the university for electric shock therapy in an attempt to alter his sexual orientation.
Since the report was published in December 2020, more victims have come forward. Luke Warren, a signatory of the change.org petition, said: “UoB must accept responsibility for this terrible event.