called ‘conversion therapy’. It is designed to stop people from being LGBT+ via emotional or physical abuse, such as violent religious ceremonies or electro-shock therapy.
The fact this is still ongoing makes me sick to my stomach, and I feel a deep sadness for those who have to suffer through it.
I feel it important to stress that conversion therapy has never been shown to work. There is plenty of evidence that goes to show the damage this causes to the mental and physical well-being of those who have been subjected to it, and my friend Nemo is haunted by the abuse he had to suffer.Last week the Government opened a public consultation into ending this horrid abuse, which I was happy to finally see — except, reading further, it seems they.