Malta bans ‘gay cure’ conversion therapy

The bill against the practice, which aims to “cure” a non-heterosexual person of their sexuality, was voted through unanimously.
Under the new law, anyone who tries to “change, repress or eliminate a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity and/or gender expression” will be fined or even jailed.
Professionals will face heftier fines of up to 10,000 euros (£8,450/$10,700).
They could also be jailed for up to a year, according to Malta Today.
The bill also enshrines in law that “no sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression constitutes a disorder, disease or shortcoming of any sort”.

 

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