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Conversion therapy

Canada’s bill to end conversion therapy stalled by Conservative ‘concern trolling’
Politics

Canada’s bill to end conversion therapy stalled by Conservative ‘concern trolling’

Conservative MPs continue to call into question motives behind Bill C-6, which would end the discredited practice on a national scale

By Dale Smith
Minister Bardish Chagger’s year in queer politics
Politics

Minister Bardish Chagger’s year in queer politics

Canada’s first Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth

By Fae Johnstone
I underwent conversion therapy. It stopped me from transitioning for decades
Politics

I underwent conversion therapy. It stopped me from transitioning for decades

As the Canadian government tables a new bill to ban the practice nationwide, a survivor shares his experience—and wonders if the legislation will be enough

By Jules Sherred
Canada’s failed plot to end conversion therapy
Politics

Canada’s failed plot to end conversion therapy

Legislation that would have banned the practice across the country has been killed. A survivor weighs in on the Canadian government’s responsibility to address its shortcomings

By Peter Gajdics
Surviving conversion therapy
Conversion therapy

Surviving conversion therapy

Matt Ashcroft’s story illustrates why a federal ban on conversion therapy is vitally important

By Gordon Bowness
How conversion therapy affects trans Canadians
Analysis

How conversion therapy affects trans Canadians

A new study suggests 11 percent of trans and non-binary people in Canada have undergone the harmful practice

By Fae Johnstone
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Everything you need to know about conversion therapy in Canada
Politics

Everything you need to know about conversion therapy in Canada

What the practice is, where it’s banned and what the government is doing about it

By Kevin Hurren
UCP dissolves group tasked with banning conversion therapy in Alberta
Power

UCP dissolves group tasked with banning conversion therapy in Alberta

Jason Kenney’s government says it’s not a ‘valid health service’

By Arvin Joaquin
How is conversion therapy still happening in Canada?
Opinion

How is conversion therapy still happening in Canada?

A new government bill could help ban the practice, but more needs to happen for it to truly end

By Ziya Jones
Vancouver could become the first city in Canada to ban anti-LGBT conversion therapy
Power

Vancouver could become the first city in Canada to ban anti-LGBT conversion therapy

‘I think there is still great value in bylaws like this,’ says gay survivor

By Ethan Reyes
It’s time for Canada to ban anti-gay conversion therapy
Opinion

It’s time for Canada to ban anti-gay conversion therapy

Only Ontario and Manitoba have taken legal steps to limit the practice

By Rob Salerno
Ontario bans conversion therapy for youth
Power

Ontario bans conversion therapy for youth

Bill also removes public funding for the therapy for adults

By HG Watson
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Debauchery, Baja déjà vu and Mormons in disguise
The Daily Package

Debauchery, Baja déjà vu and Mormons in disguise

Your Daily Package of newsy and naughty bits from around the world

By Niko Bell
Texas Republican Party endorses ex-gay therapy
Power

Texas Republican Party endorses ex-gay therapy

Tea Party group says it’s a ‘freedom issue’

By Natasha Barsotti
US: Appeals court upholds California gay conversion therapy ban
Power

US: Appeals court upholds California gay conversion therapy ban

Lawyer Shannon Minter says practice has ‘no scientific basis’

By Niko Bell
Doctor to test gay ‘cures’ on new TV show
Toronto Diary

Doctor to test gay ‘cures’ on new TV show

By Jeremy Feist
UK: Health minister calls ex-gay therapy ‘abhorrent,’ rules out regulation
Power

UK: Health minister calls ex-gay therapy ‘abhorrent,’ rules out regulation

Government decision not to ban practice criticized

By Natasha Barsotti
UK: Parliament to tackle ex-gay therapy
Power

UK: Parliament to tackle ex-gay therapy

Labour MP proposed bill to ban the practice in October

By Natasha Barsotti
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