What is the SOGICE Statement?
SOGICE (Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Change Efforts) Survivors have released an updated version of the SOGICE Survivor Statement. The statement outlines the history of the LGBTQA+ conversion movement, the various practices of the movement, the ideology that underpins almost all LGBTQA+ conversion practices, and the rationale for the recommendations of survivors. The statement outlines recommendations for addressing the LGBTQA+ conversion movement, preventing further harm, and supporting survivors.
This updated version includes a significant level of consultation with survivors, as well as the input of policy professionals and research.
Brave Network, SOGICE Survivors, and others have strongly pushed a “Nothing about us without us” approach to advocacy. The updated statement is their way of ensuring government, researchers and allies adhere to this principle. It also represents the combination of ‘lived experience’ and ‘expertise’.
