'It is clear conversion therapy targeting people who are LGBT is rooted solely in discrimination and hate without any scientific evidence,' one expert told Newsweek.
. Techniques can range from talking therapies through to aversion techniques, such as electroshock, chemical, and deprivation treatments.
The study involved 27,715 transgender adults in the U.S. who completed a survey in 2015. Researchers asked participants whether a psychologist, counselor or religious advisor had tried to force them to identify with the sex they were assigned at birth, or"stop you being trans."The respondents lived across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico and U.S. military bases overseas. On average, they were 31 years old, and 42.
Researchers also found a significant link between respondents who had conversion therapy before the age of 10 and suicide attempts. They noted that trans people are exposed to conversion therapy at high rates in the U.S., perhaps even more than those who try so-called gay conversion therapy—although it is not possible to make an accurate comparison. They argue this may be because transgenderare more likely to interact with clinical professionals to seek medical and surgical treatments to help their bodies to align with their gender identities.
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