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How to end anti-gay ‘conversion therapy’ around the world

Anti-gay ‘conversion therapy’ – the attempt to change, suppress or divert a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression – has been condemned by medical and human rights groups around the world, but only a handful of countries have actually banned it.

15 July 2021, 12.01am

Hear from some of the people who aren’t waiting for national governments to take action:

Benjamin Cohen CEO, PinkNews
Khatondi Soita Wepukhulu East Africa Investigative Fellow, openDemocracy
Rev. Michael Coren Anglican cleric, writer
Neela Ghoshal Associate Director of LGBT Rights program, Human Rights Watch
Chair, Zeynep Sentek Network co-ordinator, openDemocracy

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