Tactics like this, which seek to change a person’s sexual orientation or transgender identity, are known today as conversion practices. She later learned that the founder apologised for the harm they caused for decades and admitted that conversion practices do not work. 'Conversion therapy is happening to someone today' Saba Ali, FRSA, Chair of Ban Conversion Practices Coalition tells Metro: ‘The draft bill is a starting point, not a finish line. We will keep up the pressure until this bill ends conversion practices for everyone, once and for all.’ The Galop helpline is available for LGBTQ+ people experiencing abuse or violence, such as hate crime, domestic abuse, sexual violence, so-called ‘conversion therapy’.