conversion therapy

English

Noun

conversion therapy (countable and uncountable, plural conversion therapies)

(medicine) The use of psychiatric or psychological treatment to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of a person; used especially as an attempt to heterosexualize gay people.

Synonyms

reparative therapy

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