Mexico prohibits and sanctions so-called “conversion therapies” by law

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Mexico prohibits and sanctions so-called “conversion therapies” by law

Early this Friday morning, the Mexican Senate approved - by 77 votes in favor, four against and 15 abstentions - the reforms to the Penal Code and the General Health Law, to prohibit and sanction Efforts to Correct Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (Ecosig), also called conversion “therapies”, which attempt to force people to change their sexual identity. The amendments, which have been achieved after a long legislative journey of six years…