conversion therapy
Noun
Meaning
conversion therapy (countable and uncountable, plural conversion therapies)
(LGBT, pseudoscience) The use of psychiatric or psychological treatment to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of a person; used especially as an attempt to heterosexualize gay people.
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"Conversion therapy is well known to be harmful, and we’re still having a discussion as to whether people should be able to prescribe it.
Conversion therapy is difficult to pinpoint largely because pro–conversion therapy organizations and church communities have systematically removed language that would provide clearer insight on what they’re promoting.
Conversion therapy refers to any attempt tochange someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity.