Greece bans LGBTQ conversion remedy

A huge rainbow flag is seen in front of the parliament constructing 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 remedy for minors, a observe aimed at suppressing an individual's sexual orientation or gender id and which the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans group worldwide, as well as well being experts, have condemned as dangerous.

Beneath the invoice, which Greece's parliament authorised, psychologists or different health professionals need an individual's specific consent to perform such therapy and face fines and a jail time period if they violate the law.

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

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"There have been some false therapies that said that when a minor has chosen a distinct sexual orientation, his dad and mom might supposedly proceed with 'remedies' for this child to 'return to normality'", Health Minister Thanos Plevris advised parliament this week.

"Clearly these therapies not only should not a therapy however they aren't supported scientifically," the minister mentioned.

The bill also bans advertising such practices.

Plevris added that Greece additionally plans to ban surgeries on intersex infants and babies born with atypical chromosomes that affect their reproductive anatomy in a manner that doesn't match with the normative definition of male or feminine.

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Reporting by Renee Maltezou Editing by Bill Berkrot

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