We've been repeatedly promised a full ban on conversion practices in the UK by successive governments and yet we've seen more momentum behind banning youth from social media, a thing that conversion therapists have been actively advocating for.

The problem of conversion therapy is, as ever, not that conversion therapy doesn't work (although that's true) but that it constitutes an act of violence to suppress almost exclusively vulnerable people's core psychological development and that is devastating.

This guidance is horrifying, and translates as the *expectation* that schools be permitted to force young trans people back into the closet in most circumstances. The expectation that doing so could successfully pressure them into no longer being trans into adulthood. Institutionalised conversion

Many queer and trans young people rely on social media to find community and acceptance. Especially those whose communities and families may by hostile to their identities. Such as those being forced through the abuse that are conversion practices. Social media is a lifeline to them.

How will this be remembered? This History Month, we’re asking you to get in touch with the Scottish Government to ask them how their actions now will be remembered in the years to come: equalrecognition.eaction.org.uk/howwillthisb...

Actually we don't talk nearly enough about conversion "therapy" or how evil it is or the fact that many people who go through it never fully recover. So many people, even cishet allies, think it's just like ineffectual talk therapy and that misconception is so dangerous.

We are thrilled to see that the Parliament of the Council of Europe (PACE) has voted in favour of a resolution calling for member states to ban conversion practices.

This year we have a major opportunity to deliver a ban on conversion practices in Scotland. Don't let us be left behind by Europe. Vote for candidates who back a ban!

Sex Matters tried to block a ban on conversion practices, but the Council of Europe has voted to make it illegal goodlawproject.org/council-of-e...

Watch this space - We will soon be launching our campaign for candidates across the political spectrum to back our demand for an inclusive and comprehensive ban on Conversion Practices in Scotland. We are confident more will sign up this election than did so in 2021 - progress is coming.

New research maps the campaign to erase trans people from UK data 🔢 This peer-reviewed article offers the first detailed account of how UK campaign groups have sought to define sex as strictly biological across the census, policing, healthcare and digital ID. doi.org/10.1080/0958...

Yesterday the Council of Europe Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination unanimously adopted a report from @kateosbornemp.bsky.social calling for an inclusive and comprehensive ban on conversion practices. pace.coe.int/en/news/1013...

Today, we launch our new three-year strategy. It lays out how we will move forward, work together to push back, sustain and protect what we have already achieved, and together move towards progressive and meaningful change. Read more: www.equality-network.org/resources/ou...

Trans children are being faced with a choice, one enforced by legal threats funded by a billionaire to bully the organisations that have included them for so long - get back into the closet or be cut off from society. No one wants this other than those consumed by hatred - backed by extreme wealth.

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Twenty-two years ago today Section 28 was repealed. But we're seeing history repeat itself as some in the media and in politics spread bigotry and misinformation about trans people. 1/8🧵

When the Pope can treat trans people with humanity there is a message sent. That message is important, especially here in Scotland where over 1 in 8 people are Catholic.

We wanted to share some more updates following April’s Supreme Court ruling on the meaning of ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010, and some ways that you can help. Read our full update here: www.scottishtrans.org/supreme-cour...

As the End Conversion Practices consultation responses are published today we are glad to see a Scottish Government response that recommits to a comprehensive and inclusive ban on conversion practices delivered to parliament by 2027. www.gov.scot/publications...

Today, along with over 80 partner organisations, we are writing to MPs across the UK calling for robust Parliamentary scrutiny of the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) forthcoming Code of Practice. Read the full statement on our website: www.scottishtrans.org/scottish-tra...

Conversion practices include coercive behaviour to force someone to suppress their trans gender identity. "Schools are still under a legal obligation to ensure appropriate provision is provided, and that trans kids feel safe." goodlawproject.org/what-have-i-...

EXACTLY as trans people predicted... Cis women & non-binary people are being harassed & assaulted in toilets since the supreme court misjudgement. @libbybrooks.bsky.social in the Guardian. I'm now working on a way to monitor, document and record incidents like these. Attn @cliveefford.bsky.social

If you have been stopped, challenged or harassed when using a gendered space (such as toilets or changing rooms) since the UK's Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act we need to hear from you. Let us know at: tinyurl.com/ReportALoo #Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary #Queer #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #LGBT

We cannot trust the UK Government to deliver a ban. The Scottish Government must deliver on its promises.

Exclusive - Spending by so-called 'conversion therapy' groups has increased by 165% since the government first promised to ban the ‘cruel and abusive’ practice

“There seems to be a culture just now that has shifted back in time, when it’s cool to be cruel again. The rise of the so-called “manosphere” online and normalisation of hate has had an impact on young people.” 📰 Our long-read interview in @scotnational.bsky.social

“When I speak to other parents and carers across the country, both in my personal life and through this work, I hear overwhelming support for this kind of common sense education, and recent polling reflects that too.” 📰 Read our feature interview with @jamesmcenaney.bsky.social in The Herald

Today we marched alongside you. Fighting back against a trans bathroom ban. Fighting against a transphobic government. Fighting for our community, together. Thank you, London Trans+ Pride.

From us in The Guardian yesterday: "You look at the bathroom ban that’s being proposed and you sort of realise that, although we may consider the UK quite different from a country like America, it’s a bathroom ban that would make someone like Donald Trump proud" www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

NHS National Services Scotland are consulting on new Children and Young People’s Gender Identity Health and Wellbeing services until Wednesday 20th August: neu-www.sway.com/nSaxBjBlgL14... Read more on our website: www.scottishtrans.org/children-and...

In both the US and the UK, parents-rights activists present trans acceptance as harmful to their children and advocate against gender-affirming treatments. This story describes the abuse and extremism beneath the surface, and the harm such families are doing to trans adolescents and young adults.

As the political influence of pro-conversion therapy parents continues unabated, @vrocca.bsky.social and I spoke to some of the children and young adults who have been victimised by Bayswater members. CW: child abuse.

transsafety.network/posts/my-par... @sasha98.bsky.social and Valeria Rocca spoke to several children of Bayswater members who highlighted the harm the group do to young trans people and the gateway into broader far-right politics that they provide. Content warning: discusses conversion abuse

It is important to note that this guidance does not apply in Scotland, where the vital work of @tie.scot continues. We hope English education resists this new Section 28. We know how much damage was done by the first.

🍎 "My experience is a testament to how, despite hateful and ignorant anti-trans views becoming centred by a select vocal minority at a national level, empathy and solidarity exist all around us." https://www.wearequeeraf.com/my-life-as-a-transgender-teacher-as-we-enter-a-new-era-of-section-28/

‘Conversion therapy’ groups spend £2M on lobbying and promoting practice in soaring costs since promise to ban the “abusive” practice 👇 https://www.wearequeeraf.com/conversion-therapy-groups-spend-2m-on-lobbying-and-promoting-practice-in-soaring-costs-since-promise-to-ban-the-abusive-practice/

This thread is the reality that me and other parents supporting trans kids are living right now. The UK is pushing conversion on all trans kids, and directing state violence against anyone who tries to provide the affirmative healthcare and social support that is a basic right for any trans kid.

This is institutionalised state-enforced conversion practices. How are we meant to trust that the UK Government intends to deliver an inclusive conversion therapy ban (first promised in 2018 by Theresa May) when they're currently using the police as a weapon to impose it on trans people?

In case you missed it: the Wisconsin Supreme Court just upheld a ban on conversion therapy. Huge win for LGBTQ rights. newrepublic.com/post/197704/...

Our joint letter to the Council of Europe, asking them to urgently conduct a report into trans human rights in the UK. Sent alongside: @transactualuk.bsky.social @lgbtiscotland.bsky.social @scottishtrans.bsky.social @transsafety.network @networkgender.bsky.social

The EHRC consultation on their draft code of practice closes Monday at midnight – if you want to fill it in, now’s the time! The consultation closes on Monday (30th June) at 11:59pm, so don’t leave it until 11:58 to fill it in - get it out the way now! www.scottishtrans.org/supreme-cour...

Want to add your voice to calls for a world where trans people are safe, included and feel like they belong? We need everyone - trans people, our friends, families, and allies - to speak up for the world we want to live in. Join us and do that today: scottishtrans.org/emailfortransinclusion

Along with a man and a woman who are trans, and someone who is intersex, we are suing the EHRC and the Equalities Minister in respect of the disgraceful and unlawful EHRC guidance. In line with our transparency principles we are publishing the full 32 page legal letter. goodlaw.social/2ihj

We met with the Scottish Government and made clear that we were frustrated and disappointed by the decision to drop the conversion practices Bill. But even with this decision they can still act. They can still display they have not abandoned the LGBTQ+ community.

Are you an ally who wants to speak up for trans people? The Supreme Court ruling has impacts across Britain – which is why we’ve teamed up with our pals @transactualuk.bsky.social to make sure you can use it in England too. Show your support in five minutes at: www.scottishtrans.org/supreme-cour...

EHRC have announced that their consultation on their Statutory Code of Practice opens on 19th May and will run for 6 weeks. TransActual and our partners in the LGBTQ+ sector are working some guidance to support you to respond.

I’ve written to Scottish Ministers asking them to fulfil their promise to legislate to end Conversion Therapy practices in Scotland. The SNP was elected on a pledge to do so. All political parties included it in their 2021 manifesto. My message is quite simple: if Ministers won’t do it, I will!

“Every single day between now and then, LGBT people will be subjected to conversion therapy in Scotland, completely avoidable because of political cowardice of being too afraid to just stand up." www.thenational.scot/news/2513893...

An opinion piece I wrote is in @scotnational.bsky.social today on the recent Supreme Court judgment and EHRC update. “Trans people’s lives deserve to be made better, not worse.” 🏳️‍⚧️ @lgbtiscotland.bsky.social @scottishtrans.bsky.social

Our statement on the decision by the Scottish Government to drop the bill to ban conversion practices in this parliament.