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Surviving SOGICE is an open-access digital platform dedicated to raising awareness and promoting policy action on SOGICE—Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Change Efforts (aka Conversion Therapy / Practices) in Europe. This form functions to gather information and documentation regarding these practices.

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Before we start, what is SOGICE?

SOGICE — Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Change Efforts — describes a broad range of pseudoscientific and often aggressive practices aimed at suppressing or altering a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. These practices, commonly referred to as “conversion therapy,” “reparative therapy,” or “healing ministries,” have become more covert, adopting names like “exploratory therapy” or “Safe-T".

These efforts are perpetrated not just by rogue individuals but also licensed therapists, religious leaders, and state institutions. SOGICE methods range from talk therapy, prayer, and group counseling to electroshock therapy, exorcism, forced medication, food deprivation, and in some extreme cases, sexual/physical violence.

These practices continue today, often being renamed, digitized, and hidden behind therapeutic or spiritual facades. According to international human rights law, they are classified as torture.

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This information will be used to create an open-access platform dedicated to raising awareness and promoting policy action on SOGICE—Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Change Efforts—in Europe.

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Documentation and Resources

In this section, we will first share links and then upload documents.

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Do you have links to news articles, archives, reports, or other documentation that relate to SOGICE cases in your country/region?

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Terminology Used in Conversion Practices

Help us explore these practices within your country/language context. The ideology behind these practices stems from the global anti-gender/anti-LGBTQIA+ movement. This helps us understand their European manifestations.

What words or terms are used to describe/target LGBTQIA+ people in your language?

Please include discriminatory terms, including specific cultural or religious terms. Write in your native language with English translations if possible.

What language is used to describe or promote conversion practices in your country?

(For example: "therapy," "healing," "correction," "treatment," etc.)

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Online Presence and Social Media

Recognizing the impacts of digital and online content helps identify harmful practices, warn others of dangers, and map these practices.

Are you aware of Facebook groups, Instagram pages, WhatsApp groups, or websites that promote or offer SOGICE?

Please provide names/links.

Are you aware of any documentaries (on YouTube or other platforms), YouTubers, or social media influencers who promote conversion practices in your country or language?

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Organizations and Support Networks

This information helps us identify harmful practices to warn others about potential dangers, while mapping supportive resources available to survivors in Europe..

Are there organizations in your country that support survivors of conversion practices?

Include formal organizations, support groups, online communities

Do you know of organizations, groups, individuals (e.g., counselors, therapists, pastors, etc), or institutions that promote or conduct conversion practices in your country?

If yes, please name them bellow

Have you found any support resources that were particularly helpful or unhelpful for survivors? If so, please list them here or go back and upload them.

Could you also share organizations, groups, or institutions that promote LGBTQIA+ rights in your country? This will help us reach more people.

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Additional Information and Feedback

Please share your personal connection to this topic and how you would like to contribute to this research or broader efforts to prevent SOGICE practices.

Why do you think projects like this one or campaigns against conversion practices are important?

Is there anything else you'd like to share about SOGICE practices in your country or suggestions for this research?

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Thank you for participating in this important research!

Your input helps us build a comprehensive understanding of SOGICE practices across Europe and supports efforts to protect LGBTQIA+ individuals from these harmful practices.

Please share this form with other advocates, allies, and organizations who might have valuable information to contribute. Every perspective strengthens our research and advocacy efforts.

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