BBC Under Fire For Unbalanced Report Described As Pro-Conversion Therapy

The BBC is under fire following a segment that described conversion therapy as a two-sided story, giving conversion therapy groups a platform to promote their harmful views.

Although the segment gave airtime to Gareth, a survivor of conversion therapy, it also gave airtime to Mike Davidson of Core Issues Trust to advocate and promote the dangerous idea that sexual orientation and gender identity can be cured.

During the report, Davidson claimed, “What we are promoting is an exploration of sexual fluidity, and what we find over a period of time is that when behaviours change, feelings change.”

Davidson added, “It’s not us trying to change anybody, people seek us out because they hear of someone going in a different direction.”

While the BBC feature did briefly include a psychologist, Glenn Mason, making clear that research concludes sexual orientation cannot be changed, the BBC’s approach has been widely criticised and has angered many LGBT+ viewers, who are rejecting the stance from BBC that the report was balanced and not pro conversion therapy, as ‘Gay Nation’ reports.

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