""Conversion practices have no scientific basis and have harmful consequences on the individuals to them,""
""They induce or strengthen feelings of shame, guilt, self-disgust, and worthlessness, and lead to increased rates of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts.""
"According to the Trevor Project, survivors of conversion practices are more than twice as likely to attempt suicide and nearly three times as likely to report multiple suicide attempts in a year."
The Council of Europe voted to prohibit conversion practices across its 26 member states, passing a resolution on 28 January with 71 votes in favour, 26 against and two abstentions. Labour MP Kate Osborne tabled the resolution on 6 January urging member states to "prevent and counter the harm caused" by conversion practices. Conversion practices are acts of physical or psychological abuse that attempt to change an LGBTQ+ person's sexuality or gender identity and can include shock therapy. Such practices have no scientific basis and produce shame, guilt, self-disgust, worthlessness, increased depression, anxiety, PTSD, suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. The Trevor Project reports survivors face much higher rates of suicide attempts. The gender-critical group Sex Matters lobbied against the ban, calling it a "shocking resolution" and warning of impacts on assessments of trans youngsters.
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