Latest government U-turn on policy comes amid row over Scotland’s gender recognition bill
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The government’s plans for a ban on so-called conversion practices will now also include transgender people, the culture secretary has confirmed.
The policy, which has been proposed several times by successive Conservative governments since 2018 when Theresa May was prime minister, will outlaw attempts to change someone’s sexuality or gender identity in England and Wales.
​Latest government U-turn on policy comes amid row over Scotland’s gender recognition billUK politics live – latest news updatesThe government’s plans for a ban on so-called conversion practices will now also include transgender people, the culture secretary has confirmed.The policy, which has been proposed several times by successive Conservative governments since 2018 when Theresa May was prime minister, will outlaw attempts to change someone’s sexuality or gender identity in England and Wales. Continue reading…Â