LGBT activists complain over public consultation on conversion therapy LGBT activists complain over public consultation on conversion therapy 59 minutes ago Ruth Gledhill LGBT activists have complained that the Government has decided to consult the public on the scope of plans to ban so-called ‘conversion therapy’. Earlier this week, the Government used the Queen’s Speech to announce that it will consider the effects of a ban covering sexuality and ‘gender identity’ on religious freedom in England and Wales. But activists led by Church of England General Synod member Jayne Ozanne say that there is no need to discuss religious exemptions. They are demanding that the ban covers the ordinary work of churches including prayer, preaching and pastoral care.