Conversion Therapy

Amazon Bans ‘Conversion Therapy’ Books

Amazon has taken another step towards political censorship, banning all books by Dr. Joseph Nicolosi, a psychologist associated by critics with the rise of “gay conversion therapy.” This follows its ban on a book by Islam critic Tommy Robinson earlier this year.

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Google Removes Gay ‘Conversion Therapy’ App Following Outcry

Google has removed an app from the Google Play store which encouraged gay people to go through “conversion therapy,” following complaints from LGBT groups. Google still hasn’t removed an app which allows users to report “heresy” to Indonesia’s strict Muslim government, however, nor has the company removed a Saudi Arabian app which allows men to track women and limit their movement.

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Italy Proposes Jail Sentences for ‘Gender Therapy’

Politicians, headed by openly gay senator Senator Sergio Lo Giudice of the Democratic Party (PD), presented the bill titled “norms countering sexual orientation conversion therapies for minors.” Lo Giudice says gender therapy looking to cure gays and lesbians is “medieval and anti-scientific.”

People hold placards depicting hearts and couples, during a flash mob for the annual Lesbi