FILE PHOTO: Members of the London Gay Men's Choir perform in front of the Houses of Parliament in central London July 15, 2013. Their vigil, and performances were timed to coincide with the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill being read in the House of Lords today. REUTERS/Andrew Winning
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has dropped a plan to introduce legislation to ban LGBT conversion therapy and will instead review how existing law can be utilised more effectively to prevent it.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government has come under increasing pressure on the issue after former leader Theresa May vowed in 2018 to eradicate a procedure that aims to change or suppress someone's sexual orientation or gender identity.
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