The House of Representatives of the Canadian Parliament has voted in favor of banning conversion therapy for gays – so-called “homotherapy”.
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The practice aims to change a person’s orientation from, for example, gay, lesbian or bisexual, to heterosexual, and is highly controversial.
“Therapy” is now banned in a law passed unanimously by the Canadian Parliament.
Members of parliament from both the ruling Liberal Party and Canada’s Conservative Party congratulated each other with handshakes and hugs, reports Canadian CBC News.
– This is a fantastic day. This is what we can achieve when Parliament cooperates, says Justice Minister David Lametti to the Canadian broadcaster.
According to the BBC Some Conservative MPs raised questions about the wording of the text of the law, as they were concerned about being able to criminalize conversations about sexuality between young people and parents or teachers.
Justice Minister Lametti dismissed the question as unfounded, and none of the elected representatives voted against the new law.
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Bans on conversion therapy have also been discussed in Norway. In the Hurdal platform has The government advocated banning the practice.
Host and VGTV profile Morten Hegseth is among those who have long spoken loudest about what he believes is a need for a clear ban on conversion therapy.
– It is certainly a victory that it will be banned, but it is not very surprising. The Labor Party has been among those who have worked hardest for a ban, and when the Conservatives, the Liberals and the Christian Democrats also supported such a law, all that was needed was for a Labor-SP government to do the same, Hegseth said in October.