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MPs will debate a ban on trans ‘conversion therapy’. Here’s what to expect

‘They’re playing on people’s fear, and spreading untruths’ – LGBT advocates dispel the myths that could come up on Monday

By Lou Ferreira
MPs will debate a ban on trans ‘conversion therapy’. Here’s what to expect
Trans people and allies have gathered in UK cities including Cardiff, London and Sheffield to demand a trans-inclusive ban
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“It’s a kick in the face. The trauma I faced has caused me lifelong health conditions… And I will never get any kind of justice.”

Shash Appan, director of Trans Safety Network and a survivor of ‘conversion therapy’, spoke to openDemocracy as MPs prepare for Monday’s Westminster Hall debate on whether or not trans people should be protected in the UK’s proposed ban on conversion practices.

“No one is willing to stick up for us,” Appan said. “I feel like I am being discarded, left without support after something that the government has enabled.”

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