02/04/2024
The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on ‘Ending Conversion Practices in Scotland’. This is an important consultation for people to respond to as if the proposals become law they will affect the climate throughout the UK. You do not have to live in Scotland to respond to the consultation.
The government proposes to bring in a new law banning so-called ‘conversion practices’ which will make it a criminal offence to engage in certain types of consensual conversations. Indeed, the government has specifically said that consent should not be a defence. It would even be a criminal offence to advise someone struggling with their sexual temptations to stay celibate.
The consultation closes on 2 April 2024.
You can respond to the consultation online here:
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