Greece bans LGBTQ conversion remedy

An enormous rainbow flag is seen in entrance of the parliament building during 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 apply geared toward suppressing a person's sexual orientation or gender id and which the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans group worldwide, in addition to well being experts, have condemned as harmful.

Underneath the invoice, which Greece's parliament authorized, psychologists or other well being professionals need a person's explicit consent to carry out such therapy and face fines and a jail time period if they violate the law.

The government has drafted a national strategy 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 year.

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"There have been some false remedies that said that when a minor has chosen a different sexual orientation, his parents could supposedly proceed with 'remedies' for this child to 'return to normality'", Well being Minister Thanos Plevris instructed parliament this week.

"Clearly these treatments not solely aren't a remedy however they aren't supported scientifically," the minister mentioned.

The invoice also bans advertising such practices.

Plevris added that Greece also plans to ban surgical procedures on intersex infants and babies born with atypical chromosomes that affect their reproductive anatomy in a approach that doesn't fit with the normative definition of male or feminine.

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Reporting by Renee Maltezou Modifying by Invoice Berkrot

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