In this episode of 1946: The Culture Shift Tour – United Kingdom, we sit
down with Saba Ali — award-winning activist, speaker, and Chair of the Ban
Conversion Practices Coalition.
This is one of the most urgent conversations we’ve had.
As global debates intensify — and with recent rulings in the United States
framing conversion therapy as “free speech” — the reality is clear: these
practices are not therapy. They are harm.
Saba prefers the term “conversion practices” because there is nothing
therapeutic about attempting to change or suppress someone’s sexuality or
gender identity.
As a queer South Asian woman with lived experience, Saba brings deep
insight into the intersection of race, religion, culture, and identity. Her
work spans advocacy, policy reform, and frontline support for those
impacted by abuse, discrimination, and systemic inequality.
In This Episode:
🚨 What Are Conversion Practices?
Why language matters — and how “therapy” disguises harm.
🌍 A Global Crisis
How these practices continue across the UK, US, and beyond — and why
legislation still falls short.
🧠 The Impact
The psychological, emotional, and spiritual harm caused by conversion
practices.
⚖️ Law, Policy & Power
What’s happening right now in the UK and US — and why bans are critical.
🕌 Culture, Faith & Intersectionality
How race, religion, and family systems intersect with LGBTQIA+ identity.
🔥 Advocacy & Resistance
What it takes to challenge institutions, shift policy, and protect future
generations.
This episode is not just a conversation — it’s a call to awareness,
accountability, and action.
🎬 Watch 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture
👉 https://www.1946themovie.com
🎧 Available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts & Spotify
Music by Marianna Sokol – “Home” 🎶
🔗 FULL LIST OF LINKS + ORGANIZATIONS
1. Ban Conversion Practices Coalition
www.banconversionpractices.com
2. Saba Ali (Personal / Linktree)
www.linktr.ee/sabacelebritypa
3. UK Black Pride
www.ukblackpride.org.uk
4. Diva Charitable Trust
www.divacharitabletrust.org
5. Building Bridges for Peace
www.buildingbridgesforpeace.org
6. Surviving Universal UK
www.survivinguniversaluk.com
7. Stonewall (UK)
www.stonewall.org.uk
8. UK Government – Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Action Plan
www.gov.uk/government/publications/tackling-violence-against-women-and-girls-strategy
9. American Psychological Association (APA)
www.apa.org
10. Human Rights Organizations (General Reference)
www.hrw.org
11. UK Parliament / Legislative Process
www.parliament.uk
12. UK Government Equality Office
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/government-equalities-office
13. NHS (Mental Health + Therapy Context)
www.nhs.uk
14. Conversion Practices Survey (Coalition Campaign)
www.banconversionpractices.com
👥 KEY PEOPLE MENTIONED (OPTIONAL TO INCLUDE)
Lady Phyll (UK Black Pride founder)
Phoebe (Stonewall / coalition comms)
Rachel Reign (Surviving Universal UK)
