Hong Kong (CNN) Liu Xiaoyun had no idea what was about to happen to him. The helmet he was wearing was wired to a machine; when the machine was turned on, a weird feeling of numbness washed across his scalp. The doctor turned a dial and that feeling was replaced by pain, as if he was being pinched all over, or stabbed by needles. It was not until afterward he realized he had been shocked. Liu, a pseudonym, is one of more than a dozen Chinese LGBT people who spoke to Human Rights Watch (HRW) for a new report into so-called "conversion therapy" -- procedures intended to alter their sexuality that are often abusive and based on shoddy science.

Source: CNN November 15, 2017 02:37 UTC