On Friday, the Portuguese parliament adopted in first reading several bills to expand the rights of gay, bisexual and transgender people, including a ban on “conversion therapies” Aiming to change gender identity or sexual orientation.
The ruling Socialist Party, which has an absolute majority in Parliament, has proposed a provision that would provide for penalties of up to two years in prison for anyone found responsible for the practices of the government. “facilitate or enhance” death “treatments”.
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Similar bills have also been introduced by other parties and the various texts will now have to be combined into a single law before its final adoption.
Parliament has also adopted provisions in favor of gender self-determination in the school context.
the “conversion therapy” Dunja Mijatović, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, in a report published in February, alerted the continuation of its practice in Europe.
2% of LGBT people have undergone “conversion therapy”
The Strasbourg-based human rights organization therefore urged member states to put an end to these practices, which can rely on various methods such as electric shocks, taking hormones and exorcism rituals, often “legally and usually under a medical or religious pretext”.
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In the European Union at least “2% of LGBT people have experienced such practices and 5% have been offered conversion.”practices that may cause Depression, anxiety, self-loathing, and suicidal thoughtsaccording to the same report.
Malta in 2016 was the first European country to ban it. Since then, many other countries such as Germany, Greece, Albania and France have passed legislation in this direction, while in other countries banning projects is being considered.
