New Zealand has just passed a law banning conversion therapy.

[justaguy]

In New Zealand, it is now illegal to try and convert a gay person to straight.

Parliament has passed a bill in its third reading that will ban conversion practices, such as those attempting to change people's sexuality and/or gender.

The bill passed with 112 MPs in favour, including all those from Labour, Act, the Green Party and Te Pāti Māori. Eight National MPs opposed the bill.

It was an emotional third reading and debate with many of Parliament's rainbow MPs sharing their own stories.

Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson said he had grown up in a "churchgoing household" during the era of homosexual law reform.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/gay-c...ing-in-parliament/7256VVXG7LUOQ7YIPPJIZVKR4A/

 

[unloadonme]

Well done New Zealand.

 

[Ontariobear]

Canada did the same thing last fall and to our amazement it was a unanimous vote, ex-leader O'Toole did something right for a change.

 

[unloadonme]

The UK government has published proposals for a ban (at least in England and Wales), but put them out for consultation. The consultation period ended on 4 February, so hopefully there'll be some positive news soon.

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/banning-conversion-therapy

 

[rareboy]

I am delighted that NZ has joined Canada.

 

[Ludlow]

A happy-clapper once tried to proselytize me... I swallowed his spunk with some zubrowka and a nice apple juice chaser...

 

[Flamingo]

In The Netherlands the same laws are coming, just a matter of time, the debate has happened .
Most politicians are in favour.

 

[eddielee]

It should be illegal Worldwide.