LGBTQ+ groups from eight UK political parties have joined together to demand the government ban conversion therapy as quickly as possible, following a parliamentary debate on the issue.
According to the Evening Standard, the groups, which include LGBTQ+ organisations from the three major political parties, wrote to the government equalities office after what they collectively described as a “disappointingly weak” response to the debate from equalities minister Kemi Badenoch.
The letter continued: “Without a legislative ban, the Government cannot end conversion therapy. The longer we wait, the weaker the words and intentions sound.