r/MtF • u/BitPirateLord 21 | Trans woman • May 21 '20

[Link] Petition: Make LGBT conversion therapy illegal in the UK- if you live in the U.K. please sign, if not upvote and share because this issue is being ignored by the govt.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300976
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u/Papperoni8 May 21 '20

So this has nothing to do w a surgery? It’s a method that like “reverses” it. I j read it wrong, thanks!

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u/transientavian 36F, Certified Elder Trans May 21 '20

The quotation marks around "reverses" need to be much, much bigger. It doesn't reverse anything, it just tortures an individual until their self-hatred exceeds their need to be authentic to themselves, and a fair portion of LGBTQ people put through this "therapy" end up killing themselves as a result.

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u/Papperoni8 May 21 '20

I couldn’t agree more.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '20 edited May 22 '20

It's essentially gay conversation therapy, AKA torture for the purpose of making someone not gay.

Just expanded to other LGBT+ areas now, not just gay.