The practice is discredited by The World Health Organization and more than 60 health professional associations in over 20 countries.
21 NGOs, advocacy and rights groups have co-signed a letter calling for a ban on so-called "conversion therapy".
The letter described the conversion therapy as "an abusive and dehumanising practice that seeks to ‘cure’ or suppress a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity/expression."
The practice is discredited by The World Health Organization and more than 60 health professional associations in over 20 countries.
Brazil, Ecuador, Germany and Malta have already banned conversion therapy.
There are regional bans in place in parts of the US, Canada, Australia and Spain, while Argentina, Uruguay, Samoa, Fiji and Naura have de facto bans.
The letter states that New Zealand is among the latest country to have "enacted prohibitions in this area, explicitly encompassing not just sexual orientation but gender identity too."
Adam Long is a Board Director at the National LGBT Federation.
He joined Clem Ryan on Monday's edition of Kildare Today.
The letter demanding the end of ‘conversion therapy’ was signed by Caroline Keane, Chair of the NXF and on behalf of:
Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI),
Abortion Rights Campaign,
Action for Choice,
Alliance for Choice,
Amach LGBT Galway,
Amnesty International Ireland,
Anti-Conversion Therapy Coalition,
BeLonG To,
Bi+ Ireland,
UCD Centre for Gender, Sexualities and Feminisms,
Disabled Women of Ireland,
Dublin LGBTQ Pride,
Dundalk Outcomers,
Fingal Feminist Network,
Galway Community Pride,
Gay Project (Cork),
Gossip Galway,
LGBT Ireland,
Outhouse – LGBT Centre,
ShoutOut,
Mark Smyth (2020 President, Psychological Society of Ireland).
About to go on @kfmradio to discuss so-called ‘conversion therapy’ and why a comprehensive ban is required on this abusive & abhorrent practice. @nxfie @GCNmag @antictcoalition #BanConversionTherapy #LGBT 🏳️🌈
— Adam Long 🏳️🌈🇪🇺 (@adamlong80) August 16, 2021
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