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16 Feb 2022

New Zealand bans conversion therapy

A big step forward for the LGBTQ community.

New Zealand’s parliament has near-unanimously passed legislation that bans LGBT+ conversion therapy, with a government minister stating that it marks a “great day for New Zealand’s rainbow communities”.
Reuters reported that the bill passed on Tuesday (15 February) with 112 votes in favour and eight votes opposed.
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“This is a great day for New Zealand’s rainbow communities,” minister of justice Kris Faafoi said.
“Conversion practices have no place in modern New Zealand.”
Under the legislation, it will be an offence to perform conversion therapy where the practices have caused “serious harm”, and offenders can be subject to up to five years imprisonment.
When the victim is a child or young person aged under 18, or someone with impaired decision-making capacity, conversion therapy will automatically be an offence, and will be subject to up to three years imprisonment.
LGBT Pride in Auckland, New Zealand in 2019 (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)
The ban on conversion therapy follows recent comprehensive bans in France, Canada, and Albania, while campaigners in the UK pushing for an end to conversion therapy have been met with years of delays.
In 2018, the British government pledged to ban conversion therapy, however progress has been slow. In October 2021, the government opened a six-week consultation on the ban. However, the process was delayed as the government extended the consultation by the further eight weeks in December 2021, to 4 February.
The Tories, having already spent the best part of fours years teasing a ban, are yet to lay out next steps.
Campaigners have criticised the proposed ban for “falling short” of what is needed to be effective, as a “loophole” for “religious counselling” would permit some forms of faith-based conversion therapy to continue being practised.
Jayne Ozanne, chair of Ban Conversion Therapy, said: “The current proposals fall far short of even the current best international practise… particularly as they create such significant loopholes that will allow the majority of this demeaning abuse to continue.”

The vote was nearly unanimous as New Zealand’s parliament passed legislation that bans so-called conversion therapy - a broad term that describes the practice of trying to change someone's sexuality.

Under the legislation, it will be an offence to perform conversion therapy where the practices have caused “serious harm”, and offenders can be subject to up to five years imprisonment.

When the victim is a child or young person aged under 18, or someone with impaired decision-making capacity, conversion therapy will automatically be an offence, and will be subject to up to three years imprisonment.

The move puts New Zealand among the first countries around the world to legislate to ban conversion therapy. Bans have also recently been implemented in both France and Canada.

The UK government has been discussing a ban on conversion therapy for a number of years, although it keeps finding ways to extend the consultation process.

讀者回應

1. 2022-02-01 01:15  
So sad to hear that in 2022 attacks on LGBT community are on the rise. Universities and colleges are supposed to be environments that teach understanding, tolerance, and open thinking... seems this is not entirely true just yet. The institutions should support and acknowledge the LGBT community and teach acceptance by their student bodies. Hopefully this will change.
2. 2022-02-02 03:41  
'Most Asian countries have legalized same-sex activities'?

I am sure it is true in some metaverse.
3. 2022-02-03 11:38  
Another amazing statement:

'Historically, gays and lesbians were not allowed to live. This is a belief that is deeply rooted in Asian society to date.'

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