Clegg: I’m pleased NHS England won’t refer to abhorrent gay ‘cure’ therapy

Pink News reports:

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has praised a decision by NHS England to stop facilitating access to gay “cure” therapy.

Despite the NHS not offering gay conversion therapy directly, until now patients seeking to change their sexuality have been connected to organisations which do provide it by NHS staff.

However, an agreement has been signed by fourteen organisations including NHS England, which affirms that the controversial practice should not be offered to patients.

UPDATE: Wera Hobhouse and the Lib Dems have been pushing for legislative action.