Germany first major European nation to ban gay ‘conversion therapy’
The country’s health minister — a member of the centre-right Christian Democrats — said ‘this alleged therapy makes you sick and not healthy’
18 December 2019 - 15:42
Berlin — Germany moved a step closer to banning gay “conversion therapies” on Wednesday, as its cabinet backed a law that punishes bogus practitioners with up to a year in prison.
Activists hailed the move, saying Germany would become the first major European power to outlaw attempts to change a person’s sexual orientation with techniques including hypnotism and electro-convulsive therapy...
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