EU equality chief Hadja Lahbib labeled conversion therapy as "torture" following the European Commission's presentation of a citizens initiative for a bloc-wide ban, emphasizing the need for member states to take action despite the Commission's forthcoming non-binding recommendations due to lack of unanimity among them. #ConversionTherapy #LGBTQRights #EUEquality #EU #BE #CY #FR #DE #GR #MT #ES #PT
EU equality chief Hadja Lahbib described conversion therapy as "torture" that can lead to severe psychological harm, emphasizing the need for a bloc-wide ban after a citizens initiative gained over a million signatures, but the European Commission will only propose non-binding recommendations for increased awareness and support due to a lack of unanimous agreement among member states. #ConversionTherapy #HumanRights #EUEquality #EU #BE #CY #FR #DE #GR #MT #ES #PT
The European Commission's recent non-binding recommendation calls for immediate action to end harmful conversion practices targeting LGBTIQ+ individuals, yet it stops short of implementing an EU-wide ban as requested by advocates in a citizens' initiative that gathered over one million signatures, highlighting the need for member states to address this issue despite existing bans in only eight of the 27 EU countries. #ConversionTherapy #LGBTIQRights #EUEquality #EU #BE #CY #FR #DE #GR #MT #ES #PT
