The Government Is Still Refusing To Make Gay Conversion Therapy Illegal

The government has refused to consider making gay conversion ‘therapy’ illegal despite requests by MPs and campaigners.Ministers say they are keeping the highly controversial practice, offered by some church and religious groups as a way to ‘cure’ homosexuality, under close review, but there are no plans for a change in the law.The Church of England has repeatedly called for it to be banned and Labour MP Sharon Hodgson this week pressed the Home Office on whether it would