CBRC’s Learning Course on Conversion “Therapy” Practices in Canada focuses on understanding conversion practices (in light of the federal law), and their impact on 2S/LGBTQIA+ people.
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A four-part blog series for practitioners and service providers on working with survivors of conversion “therapy” practices and change efforts. Includes contributions from interviews with mental health practitioners and from those with lived experience (survivors),…
This book considers the appropriate responses to the medical, legal, moral, and social issues posed by the practice of ‘conversion therapy’, bringing together leading academics, legal and medical practitioners, policymakers, and activists. It includes a…
We are approaching the second anniversary of the federal law around conversion therapy, but there is still work to be done. A new website is aiming to do just that. Jordan Sullivan with the Community-Based…
The harmful and discredited practice was banned two years ago. But the work for survivors and for LGBTQ2S+ communities across the country is far from over.
On the second anniversary of Bill C-4 becoming law, which criminalized conversion therapy, we learn about a new website that explores how conversion practices continue. Plus, find out about some of the work happening to…
In this episode we feature a discussion with Jordan Sullivan, the SOGIECE/CP Prevention & Survivor Support Coordinator at CBRC. We discuss where Canada stands two years after criminalizing conversion therapy. We also discuss the Ontario…
New research led by LGBTQ2S+ survivors highlights barriers to recovery
One of several promises made by the minority Liberal government upon being sworn into parliament as cabinet ministers was to reintroduce a stronger bill against conversion therapy.
New data collected by a B.C. research group indicates that conversion therapy practices are still common across Canada, with as many as one in 10 gay, bi, trans, and queer men and Two-spirit and non-binary…