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France bans "gay conversion therapy"

Good. Conversion therapy is torture.
 
French MPs approve law banning so-called gay conversion therapy

Good, these so called therapies are usually just torture. Sexual orientation is not an illness.

Good for the French!
its nice that with lost of drama and bad things going on the countries and the world also improves in ways!

The new law will introduce prison sentences and fines for any citizen who attempts to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of LGBT+ people. The draft bill was supported by MPs on Tuesday, with 142 voting in favour and 0 against. The law had already been supported by France's Assembly in October and was also passed by senators in December. Those found guilty of so-called gay conversion therapy could face two years imprisonment and a €30,000 fine. The punishment could rise to three years in prison and a fine of €45,000 for attempts involving children or other particularly vulnerable people.The practice of trying to "convert" LGBT+ people to heterosexuality or traditional gender expectations is scientifically discredited.

"We are sending out a strong signal because we are formally condemning all those who consider a change of sex or identity as an illness," said Laurence Vanceunebrock, an MP with President Emmanuel Macron's ruling En Marche party.
Nearly every French MP who spoke on Tuesday echoed the same words; "
there is nothing to cure".
 
Yes, one's sexual orientation cannot be changed.

Even the Roman Catholic Church acknowledges that, so it now welcomes gay people as long as they are celibate.

While forcing young people to undergo "conversion" is downright cruel and ineffective, it should be legal for gay people to seek counseling if they wish to live a celibate life.
 
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