According to a study published in 2019, nearly one in five trans people in China reported being forced into conversion therapies.
This and the phrase “electroshock conversion therapy” are burning holes into my skull. This is wild. Also, is it normal for the signs to be in English?
It’s absolutely terrifying how normal conversion “therapy” still is in most countries. There’s zero reliable evidence it works, there’s ample evidence it’s actively harmful, It’s been suggested to me by a therapist even though it’s illegal in my country - oh wait, it’s only illegal for children and non-consenting adults, and nobody has ever been convicted for it because the law against it is full of loopholes. But that’s still enough to qualify for one of the green spots on this map: https://www.equaldex.com/issue/conversion-therapy
Note that according to another article i read about this case, the judges also had to go for a workaround and sentenced the clinic for “false advertising”, as there is no explicit ban of conversion “therapy” in the PRC even though the diagnostic criteria to justify it have at least been removed.
This and the phrase “electroshock conversion therapy” are burning holes into my skull. This is wild. Also, is it normal for the signs to be in English?
It’s absolutely terrifying how normal conversion “therapy” still is in most countries. There’s zero reliable evidence it works, there’s ample evidence it’s actively harmful, It’s been suggested to me by a therapist even though it’s illegal in my country - oh wait, it’s only illegal for children and non-consenting adults, and nobody has ever been convicted for it because the law against it is full of loopholes. But that’s still enough to qualify for one of the green spots on this map: https://www.equaldex.com/issue/conversion-therapy
Note that according to another article i read about this case, the judges also had to go for a workaround and sentenced the clinic for “false advertising”, as there is no explicit ban of conversion “therapy” in the PRC even though the diagnostic criteria to justify it have at least been removed.
According to Shutterstock, where the photo is sourced from, this is an image of London: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/london-uk-02072022-queer-china-flags-2175720419
Edit: There are pride events in mainland China and in Taiwan (probably HK too? idk). Don’t know why they didn’t use an image from there.
Because they are, consciously or not, engaging in pink imperialism and at the same time minimizing the very real domestic LGBTQ movements in China.