{"id":166658,"date":"2026-05-14T12:02:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T19:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=166658"},"modified":"2026-05-14T12:02:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T19:02:06","slug":"king-charles-iii-announced-a-bill-to-ban-conversion-therapies-on-lgbtqia-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/king-charles-iii-announced-a-bill-to-ban-conversion-therapies-on-lgbtqia-people\/","title":{"rendered":"King Charles III announced a bill to ban conversion therapies on LGBTQIA+ people"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Through his recent speech in a traditional ceremony, <strong>King Charles III<\/strong> announced a bill to ban conversion therapies on <strong>LGBTQIA+<\/strong> people, calling these practices abusive.<\/p>\n<p>On May 13, the most important political and ceremonial event in the United Kingdom took place: the <strong>State Opening of Parliament<\/strong> in the House of Lords, located inside the Palace of Westminster in London, marking the start of the British legislative year.<\/p>\n<p>During the event, the traditional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/speeches\/the-kings-speech-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">King&#8217;s speech<\/a> was delivered, in which he presented a massive package of 37 bills aimed at transforming the UK&#8217;s infrastructure, public services, economy, and social rights, including the protection of LGBTQIA+ people.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote><p>&#8220;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].&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-166675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-king-shows-his-support-for-the-LGBTQIA-community-in-his-2026-speech.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-king-shows-his-support-for-the-LGBTQIA-community-in-his-2026-speech.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-king-shows-his-support-for-the-LGBTQIA-community-in-his-2026-speech-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-king-shows-his-support-for-the-LGBTQIA-community-in-his-2026-speech-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-king-shows-his-support-for-the-LGBTQIA-community-in-his-2026-speech-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-king-shows-his-support-for-the-LGBTQIA-community-in-his-2026-speech-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-king-shows-his-support-for-the-LGBTQIA-community-in-his-2026-speech-860x484.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With these statements, King Charles III described the practice of conversion therapy as <em><strong>&#8220;abusive&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> and pledged to prohibit it, thus giving his support to those who freely explore their sexual orientation and gender identity.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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