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The government has said it will ban so-called conversion therapy "shortly".

It has previously said this will cover a range of practices, described by Equalities Minister Liz Truss as "abhorrent".

What is conversion therapy?
According to NHS slotxo โปรโมชั่น England, conversion therapy, sometimes called "reparative therapy" or "gay cure therapy", is based on attempts to change someone's sexual orientation or gender identity.

It and other professional bodies have warned all forms of conversion therapy are "unethical and potentially harmful".

In practice, this means trying to stop or suppress someone from being gay, or from living as a different gender to their sex recorded at birth.

It can include talking therapies and prayer, says Jayne Ozanne, a former government equality adviser subjected to the practice. More extreme forms can include "exorcisms, physical violence and food deprivation", she says.

Some forms, such as "corrective" rape, are already illegal.

One man who underwent conversion therapy, Justin, told the BBC he did it in a bid to fit in with his religious upbringing - an experience which left him "emotionally traumatised".

What has the government said it will do?
In 2018, Theresa May's government promised to end conversion therapy as part of its LGBT equality plan. Last summer, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said plans for a ban would be brought forward.

But in March, three advisers - including Ms Ozanne - quit the government's LGBT advisory panel amid concern it was being too slow.

LGBT charity Stonewall has urged the government to "stop dragging its feet".

In Northern Ireland, politicians have passed a non-binding motion calling for a ban on conversion therapy "in all its forms".

'Conversion therapy left me emotionally traumatised'
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