The Science of Conversion "Therapy"
Episode 239, Nov 13, 2023, 05:00 AM
The UK government have promised to ban Conversion "Therapy", and yet they've still neglected to actually get around to it. This week we dig into the facts around this harmful pseudoscience.
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References & Further Reading
Conversion Therapy
https://www.history.com/news/gay-conversion-therapy-origins-19th-century
https://www.stonewall.org.uk/everything-you-need-know-about-conversion-therapy
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/conversion-therapy-an-evidence-assessment-and-qualitative-study/conversion-therapy-an-evidence-assessment-and-qualitative-study
https://www.aacap.org/App_Themes/AACAP/docs/Advocacy/policy_resources/AACAP-conversion-therapy-issue-brief.pdf
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352552521001092
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8189432/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27474701/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10018052/
Banning Conversion Therapy
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiewareham/2023/11/02/lgbtq-celebrities-demand-immediate-conversion-therapy-ban-in-uk/
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/06/conversion-therapy-kings-speech-uk-lgbtq/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5040471/
https://www.stonewall.org.uk/about-us/news/which-countries-have-already-banned-conversion-therapy
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References & Further Reading
Conversion Therapy
https://www.history.com/news/gay-conversion-therapy-origins-19th-century
https://www.stonewall.org.uk/everything-you-need-know-about-conversion-therapy
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/conversion-therapy-an-evidence-assessment-and-qualitative-study/conversion-therapy-an-evidence-assessment-and-qualitative-study
https://www.aacap.org/App_Themes/AACAP/docs/Advocacy/policy_resources/AACAP-conversion-therapy-issue-brief.pdf
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352552521001092
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8189432/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27474701/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10018052/
Banning Conversion Therapy
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiewareham/2023/11/02/lgbtq-celebrities-demand-immediate-conversion-therapy-ban-in-uk/
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/06/conversion-therapy-kings-speech-uk-lgbtq/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5040471/
https://www.stonewall.org.uk/about-us/news/which-countries-have-already-banned-conversion-therapy