| dbo:abstract |
Conversion therapy is the practice of attempting to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. As of September 2022, fifteen countries have bans on conversion therapy, five of them ban the practice by any person: Canada, Ecuador, France, Germany, and Malta; three ban its practice by medical professionals only; Brazil, India, and Taiwan; another seven: Argentina, Chile, Fiji, Nauru, Samoa, Switzerland, and Uruguay have indirect bans in that diagnoses based solely on sexual orientation or gender identity are banned without specifically banning conversion therapy, this effectively amounts to a ban on health professionals since they would not generally engage in therapy without a diagnosis. In addition, some jurisdictions within the United States, Australia, and Spain also ban conversion therapy. In China and South Africa case law has found conversion therapy to be unlawful. Bills banning conversion therapy have been considered in Chile, Ireland, Mexico, Poland, New Zealand, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria, Cyrprus, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. (en) |
| rdfs:comment |
Conversion therapy is the practice of attempting to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. As of September 2022, fifteen countries have bans on conversion therapy, five of them ban the practice by any person: Canada, Ecuador, France, Germany, and Malta; three ban its practice by medical professionals only; Brazil, India, and Taiwan; another seven: Argentina, Chile, Fiji, Nauru, Samoa, Switzerland, and Uruguay have indirect bans in that diagnoses based solely on sexual orientation or gender identity are banned without specifically banning conversion therapy, this effectively amounts to a ban on health professionals since they would not generally engage in therapy without a diagnosis. In addition, some jurisdictions within the United States, Australia, and Spain also ban co (en) |
