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Response to Amnesty International Report

Response from Core Issues Trust and the International Foundation for Therapeutic and Counselling Choice (IFTCC) We reject Amnesty International’s UK's characterisation of Core Issues Trust and the IFTCC as "anti-rights" organisations. The label is...

Statement by Core Issues Trust and the International Foundation for Therapeutic and Counselling Choice (IFTCC)​ Response to the Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill

Core Issues Trust and the International Foundation for Therapeutic and Counselling Choice (IFTCC) oppose abuse, coercion, degrading treatment and every form of unethical practice, whether therapeutic, pastoral or religious. Such conduct has no...

IFTCC Welcomes ‘Not Guilty’ Court decision in first criminal trial of so-called ‘Gay Conversion Practices’

Press Statement For Immediate Release March 4, 2026  The International Foundation for Therapeutic and Counselling Choice Welcomes ‘Not Guilty’ Court decision in first criminal trial of so-called ‘Gay Conversion Practices’  The International...

X-Out-Loud Broadens Its Reach In Scandinavia

Members of X-Out-Loud travelled to Norway from the 23-29 of April 2024 to testify of God’s work in their lives and to provide extra support and resources for people wanting to leave unwanted gay, lesbian and transgender lives behind for Christ, and...

Belfast Charity Psychologist Warns World Health Organisation Medical Gender Interventions that Include Hormones Do Not Improve Mental Health – and May Worsen It!

Issued by the International Foundation for Therapeutic and Counselling Choice (IFTCC) Press Release For Immediate Release 27 February 2024   BELFAST CHARITY PSYCHOLOGIST WARNS WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION MEDICAL GENDER INTERVENTIONS THAT INCLUDE...

Core Issues Trust announces new project: X-Out-Loud

X-Out-Loud celebrates the sense of freedom emerging X-LGBT people experience. A range of celebratory activities are planned so check back for more information in the next few weeks. Participants from different world areas plan to attend. But first, X-Out-Live begins its weekly Broadcast…

The Kenya Project

The Kenya Project

Youth for Life is a community organisation based in Athi River, near Nairobi. Kenya. It works with disadvantaged young people in a holistic way, assisting with education, health, relief of poverty,...

Freedom of speech to articulate alternative, non-affirming responses to homosexuality is an important right to be protected.

This illustrates a duplicity of standards in the communication about the choices individuals have in responding to homosexual feelings. Any advertising or information campaign challenging the idea that homosexuality is innate, and immutable, is likely to be banned on the grounds that the fact change of sexual orientation and associated behaviours cannot be proven.

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A Critique of UKCP’s Ethical Principles and Codes of Professional Conduct:

Guidance on the Practice of Psychological Therapies that Pathologise and/or Seek to Eliminate or Reduce Same Sex Attraction. This article expresses concern that the Ethical Principles of the UK Council for Psychotherapy appear to be based on an inadequate scientific foundation, and to contravene the human rights of persons who wish to receive professional help to reduce unwanted same-sex attractions

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