Greece bans LGBTQ conversion remedy

An enormous rainbow flag is seen in front of the parliament constructing during a gay 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 observe aimed at suppressing a person's sexual orientation or gender identification and which the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans neighborhood worldwide, in addition to health experts, have condemned as dangerous.

Under the bill, which Greece's parliament accredited, psychologists or other health professionals want an individual's explicit consent to carry out such therapy and face fines and a jail term in the event that they violate the regulation.

The federal government has drafted a nationwide technique that runs until 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 were some false remedies that said that when a minor has chosen a special sexual orientation, his mother and father could supposedly proceed with 'therapies' for this little one to 'return to normality'", Well being Minister Thanos Plevris advised parliament this week.

"Obviously these treatments not only aren't a therapy however they don't seem to be supported scientifically," the minister mentioned.

The bill additionally bans promoting 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 approach that doesn't match with the normative definition of male or feminine.

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Reporting by Renee Maltezou Modifying by Bill Berkrot

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