Greece bans LGBTQ conversion remedy

A huge rainbow flag is seen in entrance of the parliament building throughout a homosexual delight 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 id and which the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans neighborhood worldwide, as well as health specialists, have condemned as harmful.

Beneath the bill, which Greece's parliament permitted, psychologists or different health professionals want a person's express consent to carry out such treatment and face fines and a prison time period if they violate the law.

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

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"There have been some false remedies that stated that when a minor has chosen a special sexual orientation, his dad and mom could supposedly proceed with 'treatments' for this youngster to 'return to normality'", Health Minister Thanos Plevris advised parliament this week.

"Clearly these treatments not only aren't a therapy but they don't seem to be supported scientifically," the minister stated.

The invoice additionally bans promoting such practices.

Plevris added that Greece also plans to ban surgical procedures on intersex infants and infants born with atypical chromosomes that affect their reproductive anatomy in a method that does not fit with the normative definition of male or female.

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Reporting by Renee Maltezou Modifying by Invoice Berkrot

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