Charities and other LGBTQ+ groups say the government's decision not to ban conversion therapy for trans people is why they're pulling out of its global LGBT+ conference.
More than 100 organisations have pulled out of the UK's first ever global LGBT+ conference over the government's stance on conversion therapy.include therapy for transgender people in the ban.The government says it is going to look into how it can ban trans conversion therapy.
It was set to be the biggest event of its kind, and was seen by many in government as a way for the Government Equalities Office - part of the government which oversees LGBT equality - to "double down" on its commitment to LGBT rights. "This is a decision we take with a heavy heart. As the UK's first global LGBT+ conference, Safe To Be Me should be a moment for redoubling efforts globally to improve LGBTQ+ people's rights and experiences," it said.
"As HIV charities and community groups we stand in solidarity with Stonewall and the whole LGBT+ sector and will not be supporting or attending the upcoming global LGBT+ 'Safe To Be Me' conference unless the government reverts to their promise of a trans-inclusive ban."Boris Johnson has previously called the practice of conversion therapy "repulsive and abhorrent" and had promised plans to outlaw it on a number of separate occasions.
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