Tory Peers Warn ‘Dangerous’ Conversion Therapy Ban Bill Would Create ‘Thought Crime’

A proposed “dangerous” conversion therapy bill would create a “thought crime,” Tory peers have warned. On Friday the House of Lords discussed a Private Member’s Bill tabled by Liberal Democrat Baroness Burt of Solihull that would make it an offence in the UK for any person to practise, or to offer to practise, conversion therapy linked to sexual orientation and gender identity. She said in a statement that her bill “seeks to be as comprehensive as possible, to make sure that all LGBT+ people are protected and no loopholes can persist. And it will focus on the intended purpose of the practice – ensuring that genuine psychological or religious support without a predetermined goal isn’t caught up in a ban.”...