Greece bans LGBTQ conversion remedy

An enormous rainbow flag is seen in entrance of the parliament building throughout a homosexual pride 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 follow geared toward suppressing a person's sexual orientation or gender identification and which the lesbian, homosexual, bisexual and trans neighborhood worldwide, in addition to health specialists, have condemned as dangerous.

Under the bill, which Greece's parliament approved, psychologists or different health professionals want an individual's explicit consent to carry out such treatment and face fines and a prison time period if they violate the law.

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

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

"Obviously these treatments not solely will not be a therapy however they aren't supported scientifically," the minister stated.

The bill 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 manner that does not fit with the normative definition of male or feminine.

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Reporting by Renee Maltezou Editing by Bill Berkrot

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