Top public law and human rights barrister Dan Squires QC, of Matrix Chambers, has advised that the Government’s Conversion Therapy Bill, if enacted in its current form, would likely be open to legal challenge on the grounds that it is incompatible with the Human Rights Act.
New YouGov polling shows majority support for banning conversion therapy for both sexual orientation and gender identity in Wales.
SNP member Joanna Cherry is facing backlash for suggesting that trans conversion therapy should remain legal.
A study found 9 in 10 trans conversion therapy survivors suffer from depression and anxiety.
Jamie Stone has publicly criticised the LGB Alliance after being sent an anti-trans email from the group.
The American Psychological Association confirmed conversion therapy “harmful” to trans people.
