Britain To Unveil Long-Awaited Ban On Ex-Gay Torture

The Telegraph reports:

A law to ban all conversion therapy will be announced as soon as Monday, as Rishi Sunak reverses Boris Johnson’s decision to scale back the intervention. Mr Johnson vowed to ban homosexual conversion therapy when prime minister, but decided not to do the same for transgender conversion therapy.

This week, government ministers are set to make clear that they plan to implement a total ban on both forms of conversion and will make legal changes to enforce the new position.

The decision is understood to have been made in principle by No 10, but hoops remain before the announcement is made, including a formal sign-off of the position. A Government spokesman said: “The Government remains committed to banning conversion practices in this country.”

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