Simon Bridges, Conversion Therapy and free speech
As part of the policy package, it also promised more gender neutral toilets in schools, and additional funding for mental health services. Conversion therapy is described by US-based charity The Trevor Project as “dangerous and discredited practices aimed at changing an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity.” A 2018 TVNZ documentary found conversion therapy is available in New Zealand, and is most often practised in private and faith-based institutions. A recent survey, Counting Ourselves, found that more than one in six research participants reported that they had exper...
Source: thestandard.org.nz