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MP makes bid to ban offering or advertising LGBT conversion practices

Source: PA Wire

Offering or advertising LGBT conversion practices would be banned under a proposed law to be considered by MPs on Friday.

The Conversion Practices (Prohibition) Bill would create new offences for a course of conduct whose “predetermined” purpose was to change a person’s sexual orientation or to change a person to or from being transgender.

This would include offering or taking payment for such practices and if a person helps send someone outside of the UK for these practices.

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