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# Lichfield MP pleased ban on “despicable” gay conversion therapy is back on the Government’s agenda
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/lichfield-mp-pleased-ban-on-despicable-gay-conversion-therapy-is-back-on-the-governments-agenda/
- Published: 2022-04-04T07:02:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-04-04T05:44:22.000Z
- Description: Lichfield’s MP says he is “very pleased” a ban on gay conversion therapy will be back on the Government’s agenda.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:11, News

Lichfield’s MP says he is pleased a ban on the “despicable” practice of gay conversion therapy will be back on the Government’s agenda.

![Michael Fabricant. Picture: UK Parliament](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/lsdx1x8o.jpg)

Michael Fabricant. Picture: UK Parliament

Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a backlash from a number of Tory MPs – including Michael Fabricant – after legislation was not originally put forward to block the controversial activity.

The initial decision was criticised by the Lichfield MP who said gay conversion therapy had “no place in a progressive democracy”.

But Mr Fabricant told *Lichfield Live* he was pleased a rethink of the “politically dumb and crass” decision had taken place.

> “Gay conversion therapy is based on the false premise that being gay is some sort of disease – it is not.   
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> “Moreover, this so-called ‘therapy’ does not even work and can be very dangerous. It can involve beatings, electric shocks, threats and worse.  
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> “Some extreme Christian, and other, sects advocate it. To my mind, this practice is very un-Christian.  
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> “I am very pleased that the legislation to ban this practice will now be reintroduced in the Queen’s speech.  
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> “It should never have been dropped in the first place.”  
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> Michael Fabricant