New Irish research has recorded the experiences of individuals who underwent ‘conversion’ practices targeted at the LGBT+ community, finding that the measures caused significant emotional harm
NEW IRISH RESEARCH has recorded the experiences of individuals who underwent ‘conversion’ practices targeted at the LGBT+ community, finding that the measures caused significant emotional harm.
The study involved a research survey that heard from 70 individuals who were offered conversation practices and 38 who underwent them, with a smaller group of seven people who were exposed to conversion practices then interviewed in depth. The harms extended to spouses and children where participants had been encouraged to marry, the study found.
One individual described attending a “therapeutic program” that they were advised “would see you straight at the end of it”. They were told not to think about their sexuality, not to identify as gay, and to engage in stereotypical gendered activities, with one describing: “I was encouraged to go for pints with my dad and talk about sports to find something like that in common.”
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