Subject: FW: PMM Conversion Therapy - Science Briefing Note Attachments: Conversion Therapy - Science Briefing.pdf; ATT00001.htm Begin forwarded message: From: "Jayne Ozanne" > To: "Jayne Ozanne" > Subject: PMM Conversion Therapy - Science Briefing Note Dear Synod Member You will have received various letters over the last few weeks querying the evidence regarding conversion therapy and sexual orientation. This email seeks to offer a short briefing note on the available scientific evidence, as prepared by Professor Michael King , University College London (the leading UK academic in this area) and Professor Robert Song , Durham University (who Synod met last summer). As an aside, the latest email from Chris Sugden has quoted Professor Michael King out of context. He has asked that I share the full paper with you. Please read the Discussion paragraph on Page 3 of his paper “Treatments of Homosexuality in Britain since the 1950s” . Professor King would also remark that on the upsetting question of suicide amongst the LGB community: “Demonstrating that there is an elevated risk in LGB people for completed suicide is very difficult as many will not reveal their sexuality before their death. However, we know that there is a clear correlation between attempted suicide and completed suicide so it is very likely that LGB are more likely than heterosexual young people to take their own lives.” If you would like to learn more about the impact of this type of therapy on the LGBT community, please do consider coming to the lunchtime fringe on Saturday 8th July hosted by the Venerable Gavin Collins and myself, where Jeremy Marks will be speaking about his 30 years’ experience in this area. If you would like to attend, please email me with your diocese and synod number. Could I suggest that long email exchanges are probably not of benefit at this stage, and that the debating chamber is now the proper please to have this discussion? Kind regards Jayne