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Why are gay conversion practices still legal in the UK?

2 April 2021 - 26 mins
Podcast Series Today in Focus

The UK government has pledged to ban gay conversion practices – which involve trying to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. But they are still legally taking place across the country. George and Joe describe the impact of going through it and the MP Alicia Kearns talks about the fight to have it banned. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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