“Conversion therapy” is being banned in one country after another, most recently in Canada, and the United Kingdom has announced its intention to do so as well.
Canada
“Canada has formally banned conversion therapy, the widely discredited practice aimed at changing a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Legislation that makes it illegal to provide, promote and profit off conversion therapy was officially approved on Wednesday [December 8, 2021] and will take effect in 30 days, on Jan. 7.”
The Canadian law is the latest instance of a growing global effort to eradicate conversion therapy, . . .”
The United Kingdom
“The United Kingdom is a global leader on LGBT rights and is committed to banning the coercive and abhorrent practice of conversion therapy.” (The Closed Consultation Banning Conversion Therapy, updated on December 9, 2021)
Germany
“Germany’s legislature on Thursday [May 7, 2020] passed a ban on the advertising and practice of so-called gay conversion therapy for people under age 18, joining a growing list of countries and local jurisdictions that have moved to prohibit the debunked practice in minors.
“Germany is the fifth nation to pass such a ban, following Malta, Ecuador, Brazil and Taiwan. . .”
The United States
In the United States, 20 states and the District of Columbia, and a number of cities have banned the practice for minors and some members of Congress have attempted to prohibit the practice federally.
