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A ban on conversion therapy, which could well be in the Kings Speech - will require a definition of both Conversion Therapy AND Gender Identity - that's going to be tricky...

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SingleSexSpacesInSchools · 28/04/2026 10:19

But I feel probably for everyone's advantage.

Lawyers will be ALL OVER IT given the amount of stick the government are getting constantly on all gender issues (rightly).

How can you give a legal definition to a belief? One that most people do not believe in?

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noblegiraffe · 28/04/2026 10:50

Does it require a definition or will they just ban it and then leave everyone to figure out the mess later?

lcakethereforeIam · 28/04/2026 10:41

Even the ones that believe in it often believe in it differently.

womendeserveequalhumanrights · 28/04/2026 10:39

SingleSexSpacesInSchools · 28/04/2026 10:19

But I feel probably for everyone's advantage.

Lawyers will be ALL OVER IT given the amount of stick the government are getting constantly on all gender issues (rightly).

How can you give a legal definition to a belief? One that most people do not believe in?

I feel as if you may be optimistic about this. I agree definitions are needed but the NHS appears to have got by for years on coercive control and word salad and have absolutely no consequence for breaking the law in a way that increases risk of sexual assault to patients and steps all over female staff's rights.

Charles is fairly sensible and Camilla is excellent on women's rights so let's hope he refuses to read out nonsensical word salad without definitions if this should come to pass. You'd hope they'd also resist anything that might harm women and girl's safeguarding as it would not be a good look from the monarchy at the moment.