e-2244 (Conversion therapy)
- Keywords
- Conversion therapy
- Sexual minorities
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled
- Homosexuality and gender-nonconformity have been observed as naturally occurring since the 19th century by psychologists and sexologists;
- Homosexuality was removed from the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) in 1974;
- Ideology and beliefs should not stand in the way of empirical data which prove that sexuality and gender cannot be changed through “therapy”;
- Individuals who are forcibly subjected to conversion therapy often face abuse and trauma from the “therapy” they are given;
- Individuals who are forcibly subjected to conversion therapy often face lifelong sexual confusion which affect their personal relationships;
- Mental illness and suicide is overrepresented among LGBTQ2 youth than heterosexual and cisgender youth, which is often made worse with conversion therapy; and
- Banning conversion therapy for minors will protect LGBTQ2 youth from abuse and trauma.
- Open for signature
- July 3, 2019, at 9:13 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- October 1, 2019, at 9:13 a.m. (EDT)