2023-08-10 22:00:24
This “method” emerged as an option to transform gay, lesbian or bisexual people into heterosexuals.
To achieve his goal, he uses physical, psychological, and sexual abuse, as well as techniques such as electrocution, forced medication, isolation, confinement, insults, and humiliation.
Among the few nations where conversion therapy is illegal are Canada, Brazil, Ecuador, Spain, Germany, France, Malta, and New Zealand.
While the world advances in many aspects, there are also others in which stagnation persists. A clear example can be seen with the conversion therapy because sometimes of the constant complaints it receives, only in a handful of countries is it classified as illegal. For this reason, there are permanently multiple groups in defense of human rights that seek a noticeable change.
When one thinks of sexual repression, one thinks that it is a matter of the past because today there is total openness and respect. In reality, this is not the case and even the most technologically advanced nations maintain some practices classified as outdated and harmful to health.
Can a person’s sexual orientation be changed?
Before moving forward, it is necessary to start with the general concepts. The conversion therapy It encompasses all interventions that aim to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. This “method” arose as an option to transform gay, lesbian or bisexual people into heterosexuals.
For its part, this type of treatment is also usually carried out with transgender people or people of a diverse/different gender than cisgender. In the end, the basic principle is to end sexual diversity.
However, to carry out this “modification” methods based on physical, psychological and sexual abuse are used. Techniques such as electrocution, forced medication, isolation, confinement, insults and humiliation to try to obtain conversion.
With this in mind, it is constantly being denounced that conversion therapy is actually a modern method of torture. Not only does it focus on holding people accountable for having a sexual orientation other than conventional, but many times people develop serious psychological problems. While in severe cases they can even lead to suicide.
In the same way, there are authorities such as the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) which claims that the alleged “healing” services for people with a non-heterosexual sexual orientation lack medical justification.
Where is conversion therapy illegal?
Based on everything mentioned above, one might think that these types of treatments are not allowed in most of the planet. The downside is that the opposite is actually the case. According to the International Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA)Among the few nations where conversion therapy is illegal are Canada, Brazil, Ecuador, Spain, Germany, France, Malta and New Zealand.
At the same time there are others like Australia, Mexico and the United States where there are only regional restrictions but they do not apply nationally.
While in the rest of the countries the conversion therapy it is legal and is often carried out despite all the risks to physical and mental health.
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