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Total MSPs who support our pledge: 55

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    Elected MSPs

    NamePartySupportRegionConstituencyStatement

    Alasdair Allan

    Scottish National Party

    Yes With Caveats

    Highlands and Islands Na H Eileanan An IarWhile I do not claim to know much about the subject of “conversion therapy”, I agree that the practices you describe are indeed dangerous and exploitative. People advertising that they can change people from being gay to heterosexual, are at the very least, guilty of misinformation and are likely to cause a great deal of human misery. While, as far as I know, there is no legislation being proposed around this issue, or even how such legislation might be framed. However, I will be aware of the valid points you make about this issue - which I am very sympathetic to - should it come before the next parliament.

    Alex Cole-Hamilton

    Scottish Liberal Democrats

    Yes

    Lothian Edinburgh WesternI am fully supportive of this- conversion therapy causes a great deal of harm and I fully back legislation to stop it. It goes against liberal values of equality.

    Alex Rowley

    Scottish Labour Party

    No Reply

    Mid Scotland and Fifenone

    Alexander Burnett

    Scottish Conservative Party

    No Reply

    North East Scotland Aberdeenshire Westnone

    Alexander Stewart

    Scottish Conservative Party

    No Reply

    Mid Scotland and Fifenone

    Alison Johnstone

    Scottish Green Party

    Yes

    LothianI wholeheartedly support the campaign to end the inhumane and damaging practice of conversion therapy.

    Anas Sarwar

    Scottish Labour Party

    Yes

    GlasgowYou have my full support in your campaign. This is an important campaign and I am more than happy to support it.

    Angela Constance

    Scottish National Party

    No Reply

    Lothian Almond Valleynone

    Angus Robertson

    Scottish National Party

    Yes

    Lothian Edinburgh CentralBest wishes to the campaign to end conversion therapy. I am pleased there is such strong cross-party support and hope it will lead to legislative change

    Annabelle Ewing

    Scottish National Party

    Yes

    Mid Scotland and Fife Cowdenbeath

    Annie Wells

    Scottish Conservative Party

    No Reply

    Glasgownone

    Ariane Burgess

    Scottish Green Party

    Yes

    Highlands and Islands

    Ash Denham

    Scottish National Party

    No Reply

    Lothian Edinburgh Easternnone

    Audrey Nicoll

    Scottish National Party

    Yes

    North East Scotland Aberdeen South and North Kincardine

    Beatrice Wishart

    Scottish Liberal Democrats

    Yes

    Highlands and Islands ShetlandThe Scottish Liberal Democrats rightfully voted to overwhelmingly oppose the practice of Conversion Therapy for LGBT+ youth at the party’s conference in 2014. I am more than willing to reaffirm our commitment to bring about an end to this harmful practice and offer my full support to this campaign.

    Ben Macpherson

    Scottish National Party

    Yes

    Lothian Edinburgh Northern and LeithYou have my full support. There is absolutely no place for so-called conversion therapy in Scotland. Such practices are discriminatory, and harmful to the mental health and wellbeing of LGBTI people.

    Bill Kidd

    Scottish National Party

    No Reply

    Glasgow Glasgow Annieslandnone

    Bob Doris

    Scottish National Party

    Yes

    Glasgow Glasgow Maryhill and SpringburnWe should seek to legislate with existing powers. If they are insufficient that will become apparent. I was given reassurances from campaign that is not the case. Unequivocal support.

    Brian Whittle

    Scottish Conservative Party

    No Reply

    South Scotlandnone

    Carol Mochan

    Scottish Labour Party

    No Reply

    South Scotlandnone

    Christina McKelvie

    Scottish National Party

    Yes

    Central Scotland Hamilton Larkhall and StonehouseI support this campaign in my capacity as an MSP and Candidate.

    Christine Grahame

    Scottish National Party

    No Reply

    South Scotland Midlothian South Tweedale and Lauderdalenone

    Claire Baker

    Scottish Labour Party

    No Reply

    Mid Scotland and Fifenone

    Clare Adamson

    Scottish National Party

    Yes

    Central Scotland Motherwell and WishawThere is no place for conversion therapy in Scotland. Such practices are discriminatory and harmful to the mental health and wellbeing of the LGBT+ community. I am proud to back the End Conversion Therapy campaign.

    Clare Haughey

    Scottish National Party

    No Reply

    Glasgow Rutherglennone

    Colin Beattie

    Scottish National Party

    Yes

    Lothian Midlothian North and Musselburgh

    Colin Smyth

    Scottish Labour Party

    No Reply

    South Scotlandnone

    Collette Stevenson

    Scottish National Party

    Yes With Caveats

    Central Scotland East KilbrideThere is no place for conversion therapy in Scotland. Such practices are discriminatory and harmful to the mental health and wellbeing of LGBTI people. The UK Government made a commitment to ban conversion therapy in their LGBT Action Plan, and we fully support this, as much of what is needed to take forward an effective ban is reserved to Westminster. If the UK Government does not take forward such a ban, then we will do so within the limits of the Scottish Parliament’s powers.

    Craig Hoy

    Scottish Conservative Party

    No Reply

    South Scotlandnone

    Daniel Johnson

    Scottish Labour Party

    Yes

    Lothian Edinburgh SouthernI absolutely support a ban on conversion therapy and should I be re-elected in May I will be sure to work alongside colleagues to support this bill as it makes its way through Parliament in whatever way I can.

    Dean Lockhart

    Scottish Conservative Party

    No Reply

    Mid Scotland and Fifenone

    Donald Cameron

    Scottish Conservative Party

    No Reply

    Highlands and Islandsnone

    Douglas Lumsden

    Scottish Conservative Party

    No Reply

    North East Scotlandnone

    Douglas Ross

    Scottish Conservative Party

    No Reply

    Highlands and Islandsnone

    Edward Mountain

    Scottish Conservative Party

    No Reply

    Highlands and Islandsnone

    Elena Whitham

    Scottish National Party

    Yes

    South Scotland Carrick Cumnock and Doon ValleyAs a mum to an LGBTI+ young person I whole heartedly sign this pledge.

    Emma Harper

    Scottish National Party

    No Reply

    South Scotlandnone

    Emma Roddick

    Scottish National Party

    Yes

    Highlands and Islands

    Evelyn Tweed

    Scottish National Party

    No Reply

    Mid Scotland and Fife Stirlingnone

    Fergus Ewing

    Scottish National Party

    No Reply

    Highlands and Islands Inverness and Nairnnone

    Finlay Carson

    Scottish Conservative Party

    No Reply

    South Scotland Galloway and West Dumfriesnone

    Fiona Hyslop

    Scottish National Party

    No Reply

    Lothian Linlithgownone

    Foysol Choudhury

    Scottish Labour Party

    No Reply

    Lothiannone

    Fulton MacGregor

    Scottish National Party

    Yes

    Central Scotland Coatbridge and ChrystonI commit to supporting the end of conversion therapy. This practice is discriminatory and harmful to LGBT people and absolutely must be stopped.

    George Adam

    Scottish National Party

    No Reply

    West Scotland Paisleynone

    Gillian Mackay

    Scottish Green Party

    Yes

    Central ScotlandAs lead candidate for the Scottish Greens for Central Scotland I'd like to register my support for the campaign.

    Gillian Martin

    Scottish National Party

    Yes

    North East Scotland Aberdeenshire EastHappy to support your campaign to end conversion therapy.

    Gordon Macdonald

    Scottish National Party

    No Reply

    Lothian Edinburgh Pentlandsnone

    Graeme Dey

    Scottish National Party

    No Reply

    North East Scotland Angus Southnone

    Graham Simpson

    Scottish Conservative Party

    No Reply

    Central Scotlandnone

    Humza Yousaf

    Scottish National Party

    No Reply

    Glasgow Glasgow Polloknone

    Ivan McKee

    Scottish National Party

    No Reply

    Glasgow Glasgow Provannone

    Jackie Baillie

    Scottish Labour Party

    No Reply

    West Scotland Dumbartonnone

    Jackie Dunbar

    Scottish National Party

    Yes

    North East Scotland Aberdeen DonsideI am happy to support your campaign to put an end to conversion therapy.

    Jackson Carlaw

    Scottish Conservative Party

    Yes

    West Scotland EastwoodThis is an abhorrent practice that has no place in Scotland or the UK.

    James Dornan

    Scottish National Party

    Yes

    Glasgow Glasgow CathcartI support the moves to end conversion therapy

    Jamie Greene

    Scottish Conservative Party

    Yes

    West Scotland

    Jamie Halcro Johnston

    Scottish Conservative Party

    No Reply

    Highlands and Islandsnone

    Jamie Hepburn

    Scottish National Party

    Yes

    Central Scotland Cumbernauld and Kilsyth

    Jenni Minto

    Scottish National Party

    Yes

    Highlands and Islands Argyll and Bute

    Jenny Gilruth

    Scottish National Party

    No Reply

    Mid Scotland and Fife Mid Fife and Glenrothesnone

    Jeremy Balfour

    Scottish Conservative Party

    No Reply

    Lothiannone

    Joe FitzPatrick

    Scottish National Party

    Yes

    North East Scotland Dundee City WestIt's a bit of a shame on us all that we're in this day and age, with so much reforms and yet this kind of behaviour is still legal in Scotland. I think potentially this is an area where the [Equalities and Human Rights] Committee might want to consider whether this is appropriate for a Committee Bill. Might not get to the point of being a priority for any government in th efuture, and if that's the case then I think the Committee should look as to whether we can use the particular powers we have in the Scottish Parliament to take forward Committee legislation to basically put it beyond doubt that this kind of behaviour is not acceptable in Scotland.

    John Mason

    Scottish National Party

    No Reply

    Glasgow Glasgow Shettlestonnone

    John Scott

    Scottish Conservative Party

    No Reply

    South Scotland Ayrnone

    Karen Adam

    Scottish National Party

    Yes

    North East Scotland Banffshire and Buchan CoastI believe an end to conversation therapy is not only right but imperative. All the best, and may you be successful in your endeavours for the betterment of a welcoming, inclusive and overall kind Scotland.

    Kate Forbes

    Scottish National Party

    No Reply

    Highlands and Islands Skye Lochaber and Badenochnone

    Katy Clark

    Scottish Labour Party

    Yes

    West Scotland

    Kaukab Stewart

    Scottish National Party

    Yes

    Glasgow Glasgow KelvinI am happy to support your campaign to end conversion therapy in Scotland.

    Keith Brown

    Scottish National Party

    No Reply

    Mid Scotland and Fife Clackmannanshire and Dunblanenone

    Kenny Gibson

    Scottish National Party

    No Reply

    West Scotland Cunninghame Northnone

    Kevin Stewart

    Scottish National Party

    Yes

    North East Scotland Aberdeen CentralI am happy to sign your pledge.

    Liam Kerr

    Scottish Conservative Party

    No Reply

    North East Scotlandnone

    Liam McArthur

    Scottish Liberal Democrats

    Yes

    Highlands and Islands OrkneyThis is an important campaign and one that Scottish Liberal Democrats strongly support. I wish you every success and look forward to helping play my part.

    Liz Smith

    Scottish Conservative Party

    No Reply

    Mid Scotland and Fifenone

    Lorna Slater

    Scottish Green Party

    Yes

    LothianI'm absolutely willing to pledge to support legislation bringing an end to Conversion Therapy in Scotland if elected to the Scottish Parliament.

    Maggie Chapman

    Scottish Green Party

    Yes

    North East ScotlandAs an intersectional feminist, I fully support the campaign to ban the abhorrent and inhuman practice of conversion 'therapy'. I will take every opportunity to oppose conversion 'therapy' whether elected or not. For me this is about fundamental rights: an individual should be able to express their gender identity and sexual orientation freely without the implied suggestion that they need to meet heteronormative demands to 'convert'.

    Mairi Gougeon

    Scottish National Party

    No Reply

    North East Scotland Angus North and Mearnsnone

    Maree Todd

    Scottish National Party

    Yes

    Highlands and Islands Caithness Sutherland and Ross

    Marie McNair

    Scottish National Party

    No Reply

    West Scotland Clydebank and Milngavienone

    Mark Griffin

    Scottish Labour Party

    Yes

    Central Scotland

    Mark Ruskell

    Scottish Green Party

    Yes

    Mid Scotland and FifeWe in the Scottish Greens have long called for banning of conversion therapy in Scotland, conversion therapy is harmful, immoral and wrong. We will continue to make that argument both in and out of the Scottish Parliament.

    Martin Whitfield

    Scottish Labour Party

    Yes

    South Scotland

    Maurice Golden

    Scottish Conservative Party

    No Reply

    North East Scotlandnone

    Meghan Gallacher

    Scottish Conservative Party

    No Reply

    Central Scotlandnone

    Mercedes Villalba

    Scottish Labour Party

    Yes

    North East ScotlandI support the call to end the abusive practice of conversion therapy in Scotland and pledge to support legislation bringing an end to Conversion Therapy.

    Michael Marra

    Scottish Labour Party

    No Reply

    North East Scotlandnone

    Michael Matheson

    Scottish National Party

    No Reply

    Central Scotland Falkirk Westnone

    Michelle Thomson

    Scottish National Party

    Yes

    Central Scotland Falkirk EastI would be happy to add my name to your register against conversion therapy.

    Miles Briggs

    Scottish Conservative Party

    Yes

    Lothian

    Monica Lennon

    Scottish Labour Party

    Yes

    Central ScotlandConversion therapy is a form of psychological abuse that can have a lasting impact on LGBT+ people and I wholly support the work the End Conversion Therapy campaign is doing to put an end to this abusive practice. Your efforts to support LGBT+ young people and adults affected by conversion therapy is to be commended. I am fully behind your calls for a criminal ban in Scotland and I pledge to support any legislation to that effect. I agree with you that, as well as the provision of conversion therapy, any ban must also include causing a person to undergo conversion therapy; removing a minor from Scotland to undergo conversion therapy abroad; and advertising an offer to provide conversion therapy. As you have outlined, I believe it is important that we engage with religious leaders on the impact of certain teachings on their LGBT members. It is crucial that we also establish a public complaints mechanism for reports of conversion therapy and ensure there is support for survivors as well as awareness training for both the healthcare sector and religious organisations. One LGBT+ person being forced to undergo the trauma of conversion therapy is one too many. I want to assure you of my unwavering support for your campaign and I pledge that I will be your friend and ally in putting an end to this shocking practice.

    Murdo Fraser

    Scottish Conservative Party

    No Reply

    Mid Scotland and Fifenone

    Màiri McAllan

    Scottish National Party

    Yes

    South Scotland Clydesdale

    Natalie Don

    Scottish National Party

    Yes

    West Scotland Renfrewshire North and WestThere is absolutely no place for conversion therapy in Scotland and no-one should be subject to this. I am happy to support this campaign to help to put an end to this horrific practice.

    Neil Bibby

    Scottish Labour Party

    No Reply

    West Scotlandnone

    Neil Gray

    Scottish National Party

    Yes

    Central Scotland Airdrie and ShottsI unequivocally support ending conversion therapy in Scotland and would support any legislation brought under Holyrood competency to do just that.

    Nicola Sturgeon

    Scottish National Party

    No Reply

    Glasgow Glasgow Southsidenone

    Oliver Mundell

    Scottish Conservative Party

    No Reply

    South Scotland Dumfriesshirenone

    Pam Duncan-Glancy

    Scottish Labour Party

    Yes

    GlasgowYou have my full support to ban conversion therapy in Scotland and whether I am elected in May or not, I will campaign with you to make that happen.

    Pam Gosal

    Scottish Conservative Party

    No Reply

    West Scotlandnone

    Patrick Harvie

    Scottish Green Party

    Yes

    GlasgowAttempts to use conversion therapy of any form against LGBT+ people stem from prejudice. But masquerading as a bogus therapy gives it a unique ability to do harm through breach of trust. It is inherently a form of abuse, not therapy, and it should be outlawed.

    Paul McLennan

    Scottish National Party

    Yes

    South Scotland East Lothian

    Paul O’Kane

    Scottish Labour Party

    Yes

    West ScotlandI support the campaign to end conversion therapy in Scotland. If elected I will support legislation in the Scottish Parliament to ban the appalling and harmful practice which has no place in Scotland and indeed the world. If not elected, I will continue to support in any way I can both through my role as a Councillor in East Renfrewshire and more generally as an LGBT+ party activist. Thank you for your work on this so far.

    Paul Sweeney

    Scottish Labour Party

    Yes

    GlasgowI am fully committed to your vital campaign to end the barbaric practice of conversion therapy, and I will gladly work to ensure its abolition in law if elected.

    Pauline McNeill

    Scottish Labour Party

    Yes

    Glasgow

    Rachael Hamilton

    Scottish Conservative Party

    No Reply

    South Scotland Ettrick Roxburgh and Berwickshirenone

    Rhoda Grant

    Scottish Labour Party

    No Reply

    Highlands and Islandsnone

    Richard Leonard

    Scottish Labour Party

    No Reply

    Central Scotlandnone

    Richard Lochhead

    Scottish National Party

    No Reply

    Highlands and Islands Moraynone

    Ross Greer

    Scottish Green Party

    Yes

    West Scotland'Conversion therapy' is a benign way to describe abuse. I'm proud that the Scottish Greens manifesto includes an unequivocal commitment to ban it. If re-elected I would work to ensure we explore the quickest and most effective way to do this as soon as Parliament is reconvened.

    Russell Findlay

    Scottish Conservative Party

    No Reply

    West Scotlandnone

    Ruth Maguire

    Scottish National Party

    No Reply

    West Scotland Cunninghame Southnone

    Sandesh Gulhane

    Scottish Conservative Party

    No Reply

    Glasgownone

    Sarah Boyack

    Scottish Labour Party

    No Reply

    Lothiannone

    Sharon Dowey

    Scottish Conservative Party

    No Reply

    South Scotlandnone

    Shirley-Anne Somerville

    Scottish National Party

    Yes

    Mid Scotland and Fife Dunfermline

    Shona Robison

    Scottish National Party

    No Reply

    North East Scotland Dundee City Eastnone

    Siobhian Brown

    Scottish National Party

    Yes

    South Scotland AyrThere is no place for conversion therapy in Scotland. Such practices are discriminatory and harmful to the mental health and wellbeing of LGBTI people.

    Stephanie Callaghan

    Scottish National Party

    No Reply

    Central Scotland Uddingston and Bellshillnone

    Stephen Kerr

    Scottish Conservative Party

    No Reply

    Central Scotlandnone

    Susan Webber

    Scottish Conservative Party

    No Reply

    Lothiannone

    Tom Arthur

    Scottish National Party

    Yes

    West Scotland Renfrewshire South

    Willie Coffey

    Scottish National Party

    Yes With Caveats

    South Scotland Kilmarnock and Irvine ValleyI would be happy to pledge my support to a full and comprehensive ban on Conversion Therapy. There is no place for Conversion Therapy in Scotland. Such practices are discriminatory and harmful to the mental health and wellbeing of the LGBTI people. The UK Government made a commitment to ban Conversion Therapy in their LGBT Action Plan, and I fully support this. Much of what is needed to take forward an effective ban is reserved to Westminster. If the UK Government does not take forward such a ban, then the Scottish Government will do so within the limits of the Scottish Parliament’s powers.

    Willie Rennie

    Scottish Liberal Democrats

    Yes

    Mid Scotland and Fife North East FifeIf we are serious about wanting Scotland to be the best country in the world for LGBT+ people, then that means using the powers of the Scottish government to challenge hatred and discrimination, no matter where it comes from. The End Conversion Therapy campaign have done valuable work keeping this on the political agenda by asking candidates in this May’s election to back their pledge. I would like to go one step further and commit that my party will back legislation for a ban on conversion therapy for LGBT+ people. This legislation would set in law sanctions for causing a person causing a person to undergo conversion therapy providing or advertising conversion therapy and importantly, removing a minor from Scotland to undergo conversion therapy abroad. I think that Scotland can be genuinely proud of the work that it has done to improve LGBT+ rights but there is plenty more to do. That’s why I’m proud to pledge my party’s support in ensuring this practice must be ended once and for all.