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, Could 10 (Reuters) - Greece on Wednesday banned conversion remedy for minors, a observe aimed at suppressing a person's sexual orientation or gender id and which the lesbian, homosexual, bisexual and trans neighborhood worldwide, in addition to health experts, have condemned as dangerous.

Beneath the bill, which Greece's parliament authorised, psychologists or other health professionals need an individual's specific consent to carry out such treatment and face fines and a jail time period if they violate the regulation.

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

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"There were some false treatments that said that when a minor has chosen a unique sexual orientation, his dad and mom may supposedly proceed with 'therapies' for this little one to 'return to normality'", Well being Minister Thanos Plevris instructed parliament this week.

"Obviously these remedies not solely usually are not a remedy but they aren't supported scientifically," the minister mentioned.

The invoice additionally bans promoting such practices.

Plevris added that Greece also plans to ban surgeries on intersex infants and babies born with atypical chromosomes that have an effect on 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 Enhancing by Invoice Berkrot

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