Greece bans LGBTQ conversion remedy

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

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ATHENS, May 10 (Reuters) - Greece on Wednesday banned conversion therapy for minors, a follow aimed at suppressing an individual's sexual orientation or gender id and which the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans neighborhood worldwide, in addition to well being specialists, have condemned as dangerous.

Below the invoice, which Greece's parliament permitted, psychologists or different well being professionals need a person's express consent to carry out such remedy and face fines and a jail time period in the event that they violate the law.

The government has drafted a national strategy that runs till 2025 on reforms promoting gender equality in Greece, a largely conservative country. Canada, New Zealand and France criminalized conversion remedy earlier this 12 months.

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"There were some false remedies that stated that when a minor has chosen a different sexual orientation, his dad and mom could supposedly proceed with 'therapies' for this youngster to 'return to normality'", Health Minister Thanos Plevris advised parliament this week.

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

The bill additionally bans promoting 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 means that does not 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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