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Make Homosexual Conversion/Reparative Therapy Illegal

Closed 4,771 signatures

What the petition asks

Conversion or Reparative Therapy is the belief that through psychological intervention a person may be able to reject their own same sex attraction and become 'heterosexual'.This destructive and prejudiced rhetoric must be condemned as it's consequences for patients are detrimental to say the least.
As found by the American Psychological Association, people that have gone through conversion therapy are 3 times more likely to use illegal drugs, be 8.9 times more likely to be subject to suicidal thoughts and face depression at 5.9 times the rate of their peers. As discovered by Stonewall, out of 1300 mental health professionals, more than 200 had offered some form of this therapy, with 40% of treatments happening within the NHS. Some patients are even subjected to electroconvulsive therapy.

Timeline

21 Jul 2016 Petition opened for signatures
21 Jan 2017 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 4,771
Status Closed
Opened 21 Jul 2016
Closed 21 Jan 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.