US EditionCouncil of Europe Assembly Calls for Ban on Gender, Sexual Orientation ‘Conversion Practices’
The Parliamentary Assembly urged 26 member states to ban conversion practices citing increased suicide attempts among survivors, aiming to prevent harm to LGBTQ+ individuals.
- During Thursday, the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly approved a resolution to ban conversion practices with 71 in favor, 26 against, and 2 abstentions.
- After advocacy from groups and MPs earlier in January, Kate Osborne, Labour MP, tabled the resolution on 6 January to prevent and counter harm caused by conversion practices, citing their lack of scientific basis.
- Defined as attempts to change sexuality or gender identity, conversion practices are abusive acts linked to depression, PTSD, and higher suicide risks, with survivors more than twice as likely to attempt suicide, The Trevor Project found.
- Supporters said the vote increases pressure on the UK government, which has yet to ban conversion therapy, and campaigner Jess O'Thomson urged the UK to follow the Council's lead.
- Opposition figures argued the move risks intruding into medicine, education and freedom of thought, with Sex Matters, Bob De Brabandere, Belgian Senator, and Rónán Mullen demanding greater legal precision.
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The Council of Europe has taken another step towards spreading gender ideology across Europe: they are urging a resolution that would make it a crime to not automatically accept that a person can change their gender at any time. According to critics, the aim is not to prevent abuse, but to impose gender dogmas on society through legal means. The decision could restrict parents' freedom of movement, confuse doctors, and silence those who ask sens…
Council of Europe Assembly Calls for Ban on Gender, Sexual Orientation ‘Conversion Practices’
The Council of Europe, a pan-European human-rights body, has called on its member states to ban gender and sexual orientation “conversion practices.” Its parliamentary arm, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), voted on Jan. 29 to call on European states to adopt legislation prohibiting conversion practices and to integrate such bans into wider anti-discrimination frameworks. The approved resolution states that these practi…
The Council of Europe has adopted a resolution against so-called "conversion therapies".
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