‘Modern’ conversion therapy: What is it and can it be banned?

Peter Gajdics, at his home in Vancouver’s West end, is a survivor of conversion therapy and a driving force behind Vancouver’s conversion therapy ban. He says modern versions may be slipping under the radar of municipal bans. (lmage: JENNIFER GAUTHIER / STAR VANCOUVER FILE PHOTO)

Peter Gajdics was a driving force behind Vancouver’s ban on conversion therapy, which seeks to change people’s sexual orientation and/or behaviour.

But Gajdics, a survivor of conversion therapy, says modern versions of the practice may be slipping under the radar of…