Petition · past parliament
Make any form of "gay conversion therapy" illegal within the UK.
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
"Gay conversion therapy" can involve many detrimental procedures, ranging from such acts as making an LGBT person vomit while watching gay porn, in order to associate homosexuality with a feeling of disgust, to such acts as heterosexual sexual assault to "cure" one of their homosexuality.
"A 2009 survey of over 1,300 accredited mental health professionals found that more than 200 had offered some form of conversion therapy, with 35 per cent of patients referred to them for treatment by GPs and 40 per cent treated inside an NHS practice" (from Stonewall).
While our society has very much progressed since a decade ago, "gay conversion therapy" has still not been outlawed in the UK. This process can be highly detrimental to mental and physical health, particularly on young people.
While our society has very much progressed since a decade ago, "gay conversion therapy" has still not been outlawed in the UK. This process can be highly detrimental to mental and physical health, particularly on young people.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 14 Mar 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Mar 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
20 Mar 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.