Petition · past parliament
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.