Greece bans LGBTQ conversion remedy

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

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ATHENS, May 10 (Reuters) - Greece on Wednesday banned conversion remedy for minors, a apply aimed toward suppressing an individual's sexual orientation or gender identification and which the lesbian, homosexual, bisexual and trans group worldwide, as well as well being consultants, have condemned as dangerous.

Underneath the bill, which Greece's parliament approved, psychologists or other well being professionals need an individual's explicit consent to perform such therapy and face fines and a prison term if they violate the legislation.

The federal government has drafted a nationwide strategy that runs until 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 have been some false treatments that said that when a minor has chosen a unique sexual orientation, his dad and mom might supposedly proceed with 'treatments' for this child to 'return to normality'", Health Minister Thanos Plevris informed parliament this week.

"Obviously these remedies not only aren't a remedy but they don't seem to be supported scientifically," the minister mentioned.

The invoice additionally bans promoting such practices.

Plevris added that Greece additionally plans to ban surgeries on intersex infants and babies born with atypical chromosomes that have an effect on their reproductive anatomy in a approach that does not match with the normative definition of male or female.

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Reporting by Renee Maltezou Editing by Bill Berkrot

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