BBC misleading the public on conversion therapy

Conversion Therapy

by Tony Rucinski, Coalition for Marriage

In part two of my recent interview with Tim Dieppe, Head of Public Policy at Christian Concern, we unpacked the BBC’s ongoing slanted coverage amid the push for a ‘conversion therapy’ ban. The focus was simple: what is really being proposed, and who gets caught in the net. Watch the full 7 minute video here – and pass it on!

The trigger for the discussion was Christian Concern’s recent critique of BBC coverage and their earlier related analysis.

Tim’s contention is that the BBC is using a true historic abuse story to soften the public up for a new criminal law, while avoiding clarity about what would actually be policed. The example discussed was a BBC article from 2 months ago, built around Electric Shock Aversion Therapy on the NHS in 1965-1973.

Read and watch video here