Greece bans LGBTQ conversion remedy

An enormous rainbow flag is seen in entrance of the parliament building throughout a homosexual pleasure parade in Athens, Greece June 10, 2017. REUTERS/Costas Baltas

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ATHENS, Might 10 (Reuters) - Greece on Wednesday banned conversion therapy for minors, a observe aimed toward suppressing an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity and which the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans community worldwide, in addition to health experts, have condemned as harmful.

Below the bill, which Greece's parliament authorized, psychologists or other well being professionals want a person's explicit consent to carry out such remedy and face fines and a jail term if they violate the law.

The federal government has drafted a national technique that runs till 2025 on reforms selling gender equality in Greece, a largely conservative country. Canada, New Zealand and France criminalized conversion remedy earlier this year.

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"There were some false treatments that acknowledged that when a minor has chosen a different sexual orientation, his parents might supposedly proceed with 'treatments' for this little one to 'return to normality'", Well being Minister Thanos Plevris informed parliament this week.

"Clearly these therapies not solely usually are not a therapy but they aren't supported scientifically," the minister stated.

The invoice additionally bans advertising such practices.

Plevris added that Greece additionally plans to ban surgical procedures on intersex infants and babies born with atypical chromosomes that have an effect on their reproductive anatomy in a way that doesn't match with the normative definition of male or feminine.

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Reporting by Renee Maltezou Editing by Invoice Berkrot

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