"Stop Dithering" Peter Tatchell Calls on UK Government to Tackle Conversion Therapy

"Stop dithering" Peter Tatchell calls on UK government to tackle conversion therapy

Veteran LGBTIQA+ rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has called on the UK Labour government lead by Sir Keir Starmer to take action on its promise to ban conversion therapy practices. As Starmer’s government heads into their second year Tatchell says it’s unacceptable that they are yet to take action on addressing conversion therapy and suppression of sexuality and gender practices. “It has now been a full year since Keir Starmer’s Labour governmen…

Still no ban on harmful LGBT+ conversion practices

Labour has had power for a year but done nothing #StopDithering London, UK – 8 July 2025   By Peter Tatchell It has now been a full year since Keir Starmer’s Labour government swept into power on promises of integrity, compassion and change. For the LGBT+ community, that promise included finally ending so-called “conversion therapy” — an unethical and abusive practice condemned by every major medical, psychological and counselling body in the UK…