Through his recent speech in a traditional ceremony, King Charles III announced a bill to ban conversion therapies on LGBTQIA+ people, calling these practices abusive.
On May 13, the most important political and ceremonial event in the United Kingdom took place: the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords, located inside the Palace of Westminster in London, marking the start of the British legislative year.
During the event, the traditional King’s speech was delivered, in which he presented a massive package of 37 bills aimed at transforming the UK’s infrastructure, public services, economy, and social rights, including the protection of LGBTQIA+ people.
“My government will bring forward a bill to speed up remediation for people living in homes with unsafe cladding [Remediation Bill] and a draft bill to ban abusive conversion practices [Draft Conversion Practices Bill].”
With these statements, King Charles III described the practice of conversion therapy as “abusive” and pledged to prohibit it, thus giving his support to those who freely explore their sexual orientation and gender identity.
These laws are expected to be passed collectively by both houses of Parliament and the monarch progressively over the course of a year until the next meeting of Parliament.
