UK conversion therapy groups increased spending by 165% since government promised ban, data shows
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Ludovic Parsons
Summary
Exclusive data obtained by QueerAF reveals that UK-based groups promoting so-called 'conversion therapy' increased their spending by 165% between 2019 and 2023, spending approximately £2 million on lobbying and promotion. This surge occurred after the UK government first promised to ban the widely discredited and harmful practice that falsely claims to change or suppress people's LGBTQIA+ identities. The article details the financial flows behind these organizations and the political context surrounding the delayed ban on conversion therapy in the UK.
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Groups promoting so-called 'conversion therapy' in the UK increased their spending by 165% between 2019 and 2023, according to new research.
Exclusive - Spending by so-called 'conversion therapy' groups has increased by 165% since the government first promised to ban the 'cruel and abusive' practice
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