sexual orientation change efforts," can damage the mental health of people who undergo it.The research was carried out by experts at Coventry University in central England.
It was commissioned by the U.K.'s Government Equalities Office as part of its LGBT Action Plan, which aims to end the practice in the country.The Coventry academics reviewed studies from around the world published between 2000 and 2020.They also interviewed 30 people—aged between 20 and 60—who had undergone conversion therapy in the U.K.