Neither ‘Straight’ Nor Honest – The Times’ Undercover Investigation Into Conversion Therapy

DATE: 02 August 2021

As seen at: Christian Today, Lynda Rose

Following an undercover Times “investigation” into so-called conversion therapy, Lynda Rose considers the case of a lesbian journalist who pretended to want to become “straight” and approached a Christian group for help. Her ultimate goal was to show what she believed was bad practice, yet she recognised that there was neither condemnation nor coercion from the therapist she encountered. Instead, she says that she was treated empathetically and reassured that whatever path she chose, she would be given unqualified support. Lynda Rose considers this case in the wider context of the rights of people to choose their own paths for life. Read here.