"Conversion Therapy" Experiences in Their Social Contexts: A Qualitative Study of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression Change Efforts in Canada: Les exp ériences de "thérapie de conversion" dans leur contexte social: une étude qualitative des efforts de changement de l'orientation sexuelle, de l'identité de genre et de l'expression de genre au Canada

CONCLUSIONS: SOGIECE are not a circumscribed set of practices. Our study shows that SOGIECE are a larger phenomenon that consists of intentional and explicit change efforts as well as heterosexual- and cisgender-dominant social norms expressed and enforced across a wide range of settings and circumstances. This study provides critical context to inform contemporary social and health policy responses to SOGIECE. Policies should account for the overt, covert, and insidious ways that SOGIECE operate in order to effectively promote safety, equity, and health for sexually diverse and gender-diverse people.PMID:34242106 | DOI:10.1177/07067437211030498

Source: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry - July 9, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: David J Kinitz Trevor Goodyear Elisabeth Dromer Dionne Gesink Olivier Ferlatte Rod Knight Travis Salway Source Type: research