David N. Lyon Lecture 2024

In light of the UK government’s recent commitment to a “full, trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices”, this year the David N. Lyon lecture will bring together an esteemed panel who will discuss the topic from both a national and global perspective.

Our panel, chaired by Professor Tim Soutphommasane, Chief Diversity Officer at the University of Oxford, will speak on “Banning LGBTQ+ Conversion Practices; UK and Global Perspectives” More information on our panellists can be found below.

The talk will be held at Oxford’s Convocation House. Places are complimentary but strictly limited so please book early to avoid disappointment. If you are unable to join in person, we will be recording the event – please select the “online” ticket option to receive a copy of this.

Please click here to find out more about the David N. Lyon Lecture Series.

Our Speakers

Phillip Ayoub

Phillip is Professor in the Department of Political Science and School of Public Policy at UCL. He also serve as Co-editor of the European Journal of Politics & Gender. Phillip’s work has received various honours, including a Fulbright Schuman Fellowship, a Humboldt Chancellor Fellowship and a Cornell Sage Fellowship. His research bridges insights from international relations and comparative politics, engaging with literature on transnational politics, sexuality and gender, norm diffusion, and the study of social movements. 

Jayne Ozanne

Jayne is a well-respected global voice in the contested space of religion and LGBTQ+ rights. As such she has significant experience in matters relating to diversity, inclusion and equality. With a background in international marketing and development, she has managed some of the world’s best-known brands and worked for an impressive array of world leaders and charities. In 2020 she founded the Ban Conversion Therapy Coalition, which she chairs, and is currently a Research Fellow at Regent’s Park College, Oxford. She directs a charity standing in her name, and is a seasoned public speaker, author and political commentator.

Ilias Trispiotis

Ilias is Professor of Human Rights Law at the University of Leeds. He works on international and European human rights law, equality law and legal theory. His research on the appropriate legal responses to so-called ‘conversion therapy’ has fed into numerous reports published by the UK Parliament, the EU Parliament, and several NGOs and charities. He has given oral evidence to the UK Parliament and the New Zealand Parliament on this issue. His collection Banning ‘Conversion Therapy’: Legal and Policy Perspectives was published by Hart Bloomsbury in 2023.

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