Media
GLOBAL news coverage
The launch of the Commission was widely covered by the UK media, including:
Hundreds of global faith leaders call for ban on LGBT+ conversion therapy – Reuters, December 16th 2020
Gay conversion therapy: Hundreds of religious leaders call for ban – BBC News, December 16th 2020
Religious leaders from across the world sign letter calling for gay conversation therapy ban – ITV, December 16th 2020
Senior faith leaders call for global decriminalisation of LGBT+ people – The Guardian, December 16th 2020
World religious leaders unite to demand ban on gay conversion therapy – Independent, December 16th 2020
Gay conversion therapy ban called for by almost 400 religious leaders in ‘landmark’ pledge – The Telegraph, December 16th 2020
Importantly, it was covered in the global LGBT+ media, including:
Hundreds of global faith leaders call for ban on LGBT+ conversion therapy– Thomson Reuters Foundation, December 16th 2020
Hundreds of religious leaders declare all LGBT+ people are ‘precious’ in call for global conversion therapy ban – Pink News, December 16th 2020
370 Religious Leaders Unite to Demand for Gay and Gender Conversion Therapy Ban – Attitude, December 16th 2020
Out in the World: Religious leaders call for end to violence against LGBTQ people – Bay Area, December 22nd 2020
The inclusive services of St Anne’s Church are more important than ever – Gay Times, December 24th 2020
The launch received significant coverage in International Media outlets:
Hundreds of global faith leaders call for ban on LGBT+ conversion therapy – Reuters, December 16th 2020
Religious leaders call for global ban on so-called gay conversion therapies – CNN, December 16th 2020
Hundreds of Religious Leaders Call for End to L.G.B.T.Q. Conversion Therapy – New York Times, December 16th 2020
Hundreds Of Religious Leaders Call For LGBTQ ‘Conversion Therapy’ Ban – Huffington Post, December 16th 2020
Religious leaders urge global decriminalisation of LGBT+ people – Irish Times, December 16th 2020
Jewish figures join over 300 religious leaders urging ‘conversion therapy’ ban – The Times of Israel, December 16th 2020
More than 300 religious leaders urge ban on ‘conversion therapy’ – Business Times (Singapore), December 16th 2020
Global faith leaders call for ban on LGBT+ conversion therapy and support same-sex relationships – Hindustan Times (India), December 16th 2020
‘Harmful practices’ of gay conversion therapy should be banned, religious leaders say – The News & Observer (North Carolina), December 16th 2020
Homophobia Is Not an Asian Value. It’s Time for the East to Reconnect to Its Own Traditions of Tolerance – TIME, December 17th 2020
Religious Leaders Call for Ban on “Conversion Therapy” – Democracy Now, December 17th 2020
More than 370 international spiritual leaders call for ban on ‘conversion’ therapy – The Hill, December 17th 2020
Global Religious Leaders Call for a Ban on Conversion Therapy – MetroWeekly (Washington), December 17th 2020
Over 370 International Spiritual Leaders Call For Ban On LGBT ‘Conversion’ Therapy – BW Business (India), December 18th 2020
LGBT conversion therapy: Religious leaders call for ban to ‘abhorrent’ practice – Deutsche Welle (Germany), December 18th 2020
A Long Overdue Apology – BELatina, December 18th 2020
As well as in many Religious Media outlets:
Interfaith declaration seeks forgiveness for harm caused to LGBT people – Church Times, December 16th 2020
Faith leaders plead forgiveness from LGBT+ community – The Tablet, December 16th 2020
Hundreds of world faith leaders ask LGBT+ community for forgiveness– Jewish Chronicle, December 16th 2020
McAleese joins interfaith group to call for change in same-sex laws – Catholic Herald, December 16th 2020
OTN patrons sign global interfaith declaration on ‘the sanctity of life and the dignity of all’– Open Table, December 16th 2020
Two campaigns launched to ban ‘conversion therapy’ – Baptist News Global, December 22nd 2020
And Finally…
BBC R4 Sunday Programme covered the story of the launch on December 20th 2020, interviewing Dr Mary McAleese and Jayne Ozanne (listen at 10:20)