The suicide of a woman from Kerala has ignited conversation on this so-called “conversion therapy”. An online petition wants mental health practitioners to pledge support to LGBTQI+ people. Four different professional organisations such as the Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy have issued statements debunking it. “Conversion therapy goes against the grain of the 377 judgment,” says Saurabh Kirpal, one of the lawyers in the petition. The far harder part is the work that must go into building an affirmative society that is respectful of individual choice.

Source: Hindustan Times May 29, 2020 12:33 UTC