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Conversion therapy bill: Alliance legislation is 'potential trojan horse' putting trans ideology before people - Lynas
Narrative Analysis: Name Calling
Stormont legislation to ban so-called conversion therapy is a “potential Trojan Horse” – which could allow gender activists to push children towards medical interventions and pursue people who don’t agree through the courts, a Christian group has warned.
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Free Speech Union
· Jun 30, 2026
Government brings forward conversion therapy ban which will criminalise parents, therapists and religious leaders for speaking with gender-confused children
The Government has brought forward a draft bill to ban conversion therapy practices that is so broad it could criminalise the teachings of religious leaders and the well-intentioned conversations between parents, therapists, and gender-confused children. The Free Speech Union has launched a petition calling on Prime Minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham to drop this assault on free speech.
The News Letter
· Jul 8, 2026
Editorial: Stormont's conversion therapy ban proposal needs careful scrutiny
News Letter editorial for Thursday, July 9, 2026:
Spiked
· Jun 30, 2026
The ‘conversion therapy’ ban is a Trojan horse for trans extremism
The post The ‘conversion therapy’ ban is a Trojan horse for trans extremism appeared first on spiked.
Liberty Nation
· Jun 25, 2026
Transgender Culture War Heats Up in FTC Suit
Protecting children from trans-dogma or transphobia?
Twitchy
· Jun 29, 2026
DAUGHTERS, Not Sons: Mollie Hemingway OWNS DAR Pres. Who Told Members to GET OVER IT, Trans-Women Are IN
DAUGHTERS, Not Sons: Mollie Hemingway OWNS DAR Pres. Who Told Members to GET OVER IT, Trans-Women Are IN
Catholic World Report
· Jun 29, 2026
Spanish bishop says new bill persecutes same-sex-attracted Catholics who want to live chastely
Bishop José Munilla said a new bill that would ban so-called conversion therapy is nothing less than a form of persecution and vowed to resist it. [...]
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Related coverage for "Conversion therapy bill: Alliance legislation is 'potential trojan horse' putting trans ideology before people - Lynas": Free Speech Union — Government brings forward conversion therapy ban which will criminalise parents, therapists and religious leaders for speaking with gender-confused children. The News Letter — Editorial: Stormont's conversion therapy ban proposal needs careful scrutiny. Spiked — The ‘conversion therapy’ ban is a Trojan horse for trans extremism. Liberty Nation — Transgender Culture War Heats Up in FTC Suit. Twitchy — DAUGHTERS, Not Sons: Mollie Hemingway OWNS DAR Pres. Who Told Members to GET OVER IT, Trans-Women Are IN. Catholic World Report — Spanish bishop says new bill persecutes same-sex-attracted Catholics who want to live chastely