Barclays has closed the bank account of the Core Issues Trust, who provide LGBTQ+ conversion therapy. The move was instigated after activists on social media noticed that whilst Barclays participates in many Pride events in the UK, it was also being the bank to a charity providing conversion therapy. “This came up, because I noticed they had a Barclays sort code,” said Mike Buonaiuto, founder and chairman of Shape History, a social impact communications agency. “So I looked up their returns with the charity commission, which shows over 100K of donations.