Conversion therapy to be banned in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland ministers have agreed that conversion therapy for LGBT people is to be banned.

Communities Minister Caral Ni Chulin will take the lead on the issue.

Plans to ban the therapy which aims to “convert” LGBT people into heterosexual was temporarily put on hold because of thee pandemic.

Justice Minister Naomi Long tweeted that as Caral Ni Chuilín was reviewing the Sexual Orientation Strategy, she had her full support in doing so.