Greece bans LGBTQ conversion remedy

An enormous rainbow flag is seen in front of the parliament constructing throughout a homosexual satisfaction 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 an individual's sexual orientation or gender id and which the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans community worldwide, as well as health consultants, have condemned as harmful.

Beneath the bill, which Greece's parliament authorized, psychologists or other health professionals need a person's specific consent to perform such remedy and face fines and a prison term in the event that they violate the legislation.

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

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"There have been some false treatments that acknowledged that when a minor has chosen a special sexual orientation, his parents may supposedly proceed with 'treatments' for this little one to 'return to normality'", Well being Minister Thanos Plevris told parliament this week.

"Obviously these therapies not only are not a remedy but they aren't supported scientifically," the minister stated.

The invoice additionally bans advertising 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 manner that doesn't match with the normative definition of male or female.

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Reporting by Renee Maltezou Enhancing by Invoice Berkrot

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