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239: The Science of Conversion "Therapy"

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4.9632 Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2023

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

The UK government have promised to ban Conversion "Therapy", and yet they've still neglected to actually get around to it. This week we dig into the facts around this harmful pseudoscience.

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References & Further Reading
Conversion Therapy
https://www.history.com/news/gay-conversion-therapy-origins-19th-century
https://www.stonewall.org.uk/everything-you-need-know-about-conversion-therapy
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/conversion-therapy-an-evidence-assessment-and-qualitative-study/conversion-therapy-an-evidence-assessment-and-qualitative-study
https://www.aacap.org/App_Themes/AACAP/docs/Advocacy/policy_resources/AACAP-conversion-therapy-issue-brief.pdf
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352552521001092
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8189432/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27474701/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10018052/

Banning Conversion Therapy
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiewareham/2023/11/02/lgbtq-celebrities-demand-immediate-conversion-therapy-ban-in-uk/
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/06/conversion-therapy-kings-speech-uk-lgbtq/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5040471/
https://www.stonewall.org.uk/about-us/news/which-countries-have-already-banned-conversion-therapy

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to Sci Guys, the show where we talk about the crazy, weird and wonderful stories from the science world.

0:13.6

I'm Corey, and as always, I'm joined by my co-host, the loquacious Luke Cutford.

0:18.0

How fantastically complimentary of you.

0:33.6

This week we're talking about preying away the gay and calling it Therope.

0:37.4

But first, we have a wee YouTube comment. This one says MTF here. Thank you so much for making

0:41.3

this information more accessible to a general audience. A little understanding will go so far in

0:45.6

making the world a better place to live. Smiley face. That's so true. Well, and you're welcome.

0:51.1

Yeah, it feels weird saying you're well. Why don't we give ourselves a little pat on the back?

0:54.0

Oh, good work. Look at this. Two cis it feels weird saying you're well. Why do we give ourselves a little pat on the back? Oh, good work.

0:55.0

Look at this.

0:56.0

Two cis men pat on themselves in the back because one trans person complimented them.

1:00.0

That is genuinely some of my favorite episodes though.

1:02.0

Like, I find that...

1:03.0

When we pat ourselves on the back?

1:04.0

No, when we do trans stuff, I find it so interesting and so like heartwarming and lovely.

1:09.0

Yeah, no, absolutely. It is one of those things when people

1:11.3

come up to me and talk about Cy Guys, because they've seen it and they enjoy it and they're

1:15.9

saying hello to me at an event where I am to meet people. Sorry, I wanted to give that context.

1:21.2

No, that's one of the things that people often bring up. You know, it's one of the things that's

1:24.5

really touched me in meeting a lot of Cy Guys fans is that the trans episodes really seem to help them out.

1:29.3

And glad that this show can do something positive instead of just being too silly boys talking about science.

1:37.3

Yeah, I think everyone has stuff to learn from that stuff.

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