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20th October 2019
10:21am BST

While LGBTQ+ rights in Ireland have progressed rapidly in recent years - with the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the 1990s, the passing of the same-sex marriage referendum in 2015 and the appointment of an openly gay Taoiseach in 2017, there is still a ways to go in terms of what can be done to combat such practices.
Converted, which premiered on RTÉ Player this week, also draws attention to the Prohibition of Conversion Therapies Bill, put forward by Senator Fintan Warfield.
The bill, which has already passed its second stage in the Seanad, would make gay conversion practices illegal in Ireland, introducing fines and even prison sentences in extreme cases.
Still quite a taboo subject, the documentary acts as a starting point for conversations around the practices, especially within an Irish context.
Watch the full video here.