Greece bans LGBTQ conversion therapy

A huge rainbow flag is seen in entrance of the parliament building during a gay satisfaction parade in Athens, Greece June 10, 2017. REUTERS/Costas Baltas

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ATHENS, Might 10 (Reuters) - Greece on Wednesday banned conversion remedy for minors, a apply aimed toward suppressing an individual's sexual orientation or gender id and which the lesbian, homosexual, bisexual and trans community worldwide, as well as well being experts, have condemned as dangerous.

Beneath the invoice, which Greece's parliament accepted, psychologists or other health professionals want an individual's express consent to perform such treatment and face fines and a jail term in the event that they violate the law.

The federal government has drafted a nationwide strategy that runs till 2025 on reforms selling gender equality in Greece, a largely conservative nation. Canada, New Zealand and France criminalized conversion remedy earlier this yr.

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"There have been some false therapies that stated that when a minor has chosen a different sexual orientation, his dad and mom could supposedly proceed with 'treatments' for this youngster to 'return to normality'", Well being Minister Thanos Plevris instructed parliament this week.

"Obviously these remedies not only usually are not a remedy however they are not supported scientifically," the minister mentioned.

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 affect their reproductive anatomy in a method that doesn't fit with the normative definition of male or feminine.

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Reporting by Renee Maltezou Editing by Invoice Berkrot

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