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Yup.
"Widdecombe has publicly expressed her support for so-called ‘gay cure’ therapy, also known as conversion therapy. This is the discredited practice that aims to change or suppress a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity."
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/07/10/ann-widdecombes-dead-lgbtq-track-record/
😂
ok l’ll take that as a no
I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you don't know just how bad "conversation therapy" is.
It often involves electric shocks, forced administration of drugs and a horrific amount of psychological abuse.
It has also been known to involve burning with hot pokers, freezing, whipping, and water boarding.
It is absolutely torture of LGBTQ+ she was advocating for.
Her being murdered doesn't suddenly change the fact she was an awful person using her position of power to try and inflict harm on others
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_therapy?wprov=sfla1
Why would you do something as stupid as that?