It’s children who will pay for this surrender to the Stonewall trans agenda - Kathleen Stock

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Banning conversion therapy for minors will rob trans children of the chance to think again, putting them on a pathway to medical treatment

The rhetorical use of the phrase “conversion therapy” conjures up lurid images of young gay men and lesbians being unforgivably subjected to coercive, traumatic “cures” for their harmless sexual orientation. But this is far from the truth. Under the proposed legislation, doctors, counsellors, and therapists could be forced to simply affirm any child who claimed to be trans, or face potential prosecution for attempting to change the child's identity.

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/01/16/children-who-will-pay-surrender-stonewall-trans-agenda/
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Whereas in reality, if you want to ban conversation therapy, target the lunatic parents who trans small children and the stupid, unethical professionals who pander to them.

As far as i was aware, and as being reported on some sites the government are looking to only ban conversion therapy for over-18s “who do not consent and who are coerced or forced to undergo” the practices.

So get your child therapy sooner rather than later will have to be the way to go.

Oh, that's odd. I was hearing this had been bought back as a sop to the trans community because of them attempting to block the Scottish GRR.

" ... Michelle Donelan, the Culture Secretary, announced that a draft bill would be published "shortly", to allow it to be given stringent scrutiny by MPs and peers before the full legislation is brought forward.

She said this was to ensure it would not have a "chilling effect" on legitimate conversations parents may want to have with their children who say they want to change their gender. ... "

www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/01/17/strikes-rishi-sunak-news-nicola-sturgeon-gender-reform-latest/

@IwantToRetire I saw it whilst i was searching for the latest articles and now i can't bloody find it again. If I find the sodding article i found it in I'll post the link.

Found it,

uk.news.yahoo.com/law-ban-conversion-therapy-protect-135139285.html

It will “shortly” publish a draft Bill detailing its proposed approach to ban conversion practices on the basis of sexuality and gender identity in England and Wales.

The Government previously said its plans would not cover trans people.

That was because of the “complexity of issues and need for further careful thought”, the Government said last May when announcing its plans for the Conversion Therapy Bill.

The Bill will aim to stop “abhorrent practices which do not work and cause extensive harm” and protect people’s freedom to love who they want, the Government said at the time.

It will only ban conversion therapy for over-18s “who do not consent and who are coerced or forced to undergo” the practices.

In a statement on Tuesday, Michelle Donelan, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, said: “We recognise the strength of feeling on the issue of harmful conversion practices and remain committed to protecting people from these practices and making sure they can live their lives free from the threat of harm or abuse.”

It's not to clear though on second reading wether that will still be the case as it's shoved in between a comment from last May and a comment from today.