This article presents the findings of a study about the history of aversion therapy as a treatment technique in the English mental health system to convert lesbians and bisexual women into heterosexual women. We explored published psychiatric and psychological literature, as well as lesbian, gay, and bisexual archives and anthologies. We identified 10 examples of young women receiving aversion therapy in England in the 1960s and 1970s. We situate our discussion within the context of post-war British and transnational medical history. As a contribution to a significantly under-researched area, this article adds to a broader transnational history of the psychological treatment of marginalised sexualities and genders. As a consequence, it also contributes to LGBTQIA+ history, the history of medicine, and psychiatric survivor history. We also reflect on the ethical implications of the research for current mental health practice.

本文介绍了一项关于厌恶疗法历史的研究结果，该疗法是英国心理健康系统中将女同性恋和双性恋女性转变为异性恋女性的一种治疗技术。我们探索了已出版的精神病学和心理学文献，以及女同性恋、男同性恋和双性恋档案和选集。我们确定了 10 个在 1960 年代和 1970 年代在英国接受厌恶疗法的年轻女性的例子。我们将讨论置于战后英国和跨国医学史的背景下。作为对一个研究不足的领域的贡献，本文增加了对边缘化性行为和性别的心理治疗的更广泛的跨国历史。因此，它也有助于 LGBTQIA+ 历史、医学史和精神病幸存者的历史。