The Conversion Practices Bill is one of the most dangerous, illiberal and invasive pieces of legislation ever to come before MPs. It will criminalise well-intentioned conversations between parents and gender-confused children, and between religious leaders and those seeking guidance on their faith’s teachings about sex, gender and marriage. Parents who try to dissuade their children — at any age — from embarking on dangerous, irreversible and life-changing medical pathways could face five years in prison. Unlike similar bills introduced in the past, this Bill contains no carve-outs to protect these vital conversations. It is not the role of the state or ministers to dictate what parents can or cannot say to their children around the dinner table. In a letter to the pre-legislative scrutiny committee, the Equalities Minister even had the audacity to claim that the Bill respects parental responsibility. It does not. The committee will hear evidence from witnesses for the first time tomorrow, and has now opened its call for evidence. The Free Speech Union is calling on the Prime Minister to drop this Bill. It is an assault on free speech and religious freedom. Watch FSU Campaigns Officer @MaxHThompson and sign our petition below 👇