conversion therapy
noun1
Pseudoscience The practice of psychiatric or psychological treatment to attempt to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of an LGBT person; used especially as an attempt to turn gay people heterosexual.
- Synonyms
- ex-gay therapy, gender identity change efforts, GICE, reorientation therapy, reparative therapy, reparative psychotherapy, sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts, sexual orientation change efforts, SOCE, SOGICE