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Registered On: February 5, 2019Topics: 62Replies: 959Has thanked: 4909 timesBeen thanked: 4544 timesHi All,
Following on from Transgender Day of Visibilty – Mar 31st – is April 1st. Or April Fool Day.
In the UK press today, after numerous reviews and delays it was revealed that the government intended to U-turn and drop its plans to ban conversion therapy, only to make a second hasty U-turn following a furious reaction from LGBT groups and some politicians. Hurrah, you might say.
The kicker?
Ah, well – trans don’t count. As the BBC put it “… it will ban so-called conversion therapy for gay or bisexual people in England and Wales – but not for transgender people….”
Happy April 1st
Marti xxx
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Topics: 0Replies: 0Has thanked: 0 timesBeen thanked: 0 timesHi Marti
Mostly I find the UK a progressive place, and then something like this happens, what can you do?
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- Registered On: February 5, 2019Topics: 62Replies: 959Has thanked: 4909 timesBeen thanked: 4544 times
Hi Emily,
You could get used to it, trans is a nice red meat issue that some politicians can’t resist exploiting.
Or consider finding a bit of money or time and support organisations that think that if conversion therapy is inhumane (and doesn’t work anyway) for one group of LBGT+ , then why isn’t it so for others?
Marti xxx
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But isn’t conversion therapy for Trans hormones and surgery Marti?
No, Angela, that would be supportive treatment – conversion therapy is basically an attempt to convert someone away from being gay, lesbian, queer, trans etc to being so-called ‘normal’. Or, torture, to put it briefly…
Already banned in many countries and quite rightly so. Terrible thing to do to someone.
Isabel x
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