Where is it getting that, and which part of the UK does it apply to?
Same sex sexual activity was legalised in England and Wales in 1967; in Scotland in 1981; and 1982 for NI.
The age of consent was equalised in 2001 (for England, Wales, and Scotland) and 2009 for NI.
I suspect it is because in the original law, there were nuances such as "The privacy restrictions of the Act meant a third person could not be present and that gay men could not have sex in a hotel. These restrictions were overturned in the European Court of Human Rights in 2000"
Also needs more categories/granularity.
http://get.lgbt you should get one :D
Of course, I can just keep using right click -> Inspect Element :)
Regarding it being represented as a number, I originally wanted to include that, however, the way the Equality Index is calculated is pretty rudimentary. Creating a number representing the "amount of equality" people have is going to be pretty arbitrary, especially without enough public opinion data. Eventually, once it becomes more sophisticated/accurate, and I include more data points and surveys, maybe I will reconsider. For now, I purposely left it as an unlabeled bar so that it's a little clearer that it's a "rough visualization."
The organizations who run the therapy are super sketchy as well.
Wikipedia has some extensive information on it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_therapy
Whether you want to admit it or not, some people commit themselves to these centers and come out straight / believing they're straight/cisgendered/etc. Their motivations are generally because they come from a culture/family that is not accepting of who they really are. They themselves probably hate who they truly are. So they pay thousands of dollars for the chance of tricking themselves into believing that things are different.
Does it commonly fail? Of course.
But does there exist someone in the world who is living a happier life because they attended this therapy? I believe it's possible. And for that reason, I think banning it is wrong.
I imagine that choosing between being accepted by your community/family and being unhindered in expressing your sexuality is a very difficult and personal decision. I don't think any lawmaker has the right to make it for you.
Many laws banning sexual practices are more justifiable under such laws. If society were different, such a law would be net negative, but instead it's a good idea. Thomas Schelling's "The Strategy of Conflict" talks a lot about ideas like these style arguments and I would recommend reading it. For example, it is often illegal to take or display a picture of your voting ballot, since making that universally illegal makes coercing votes harder.
Off the top of my head, where's Japan and China?
Or just visit http://equaldex.com/region/china or http://equaldex.com/region/japan and compare from the sidebar there.
