HRC Youth Ambassador Alex shares her story of strength after surviving months of emotional and physical abuse as a result of so-called “conversion therapy,” a dangerous and discredited practice that seeks to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. http://www.hrc.org/blog/hrc-releases-powerful-video-featuring-survivor-of-conversion-therapy | Human Rights Campaign

A new U.S. study is raising awareness about something known as ‘conversion therapy,’ a practice that brutally forces LGBTQ youth to change their sexual orientation. The report estimates tens of thousands of young people will undergo conversion therapy in the near future. To tell us more, we spoke with Samuel Brinton from The Trevor Project, an organization focused on suicide prevention efforts among LGBTQ youth. | CTV News Channel

The Outsiders / Conversion Therapy / George Live on 11.09.2023 / 22:00 Conversion therapy is the pseudoscientific practice of attempting to change an individual's sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression to align with heterosexual and cisgender norms. Methods that have been used to this end include forms of brain surgery, surgical or hormonal castration, aversive treatments such as electric shocks, nausea-inducing drugs, hypnosis, counseling, spiritual interventions, visualizati