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DA to propose Bill to ban LGBTQIA+ conversion therapy for children
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mambaonline.comSouth Africa could become one of the growing number of countries to ban the dangerous practice of LGBTQIA+ conversion therapy for young people. On Wednesday, the last day of International Pride Month, the DA said it will be submitting a Private Members Bill to Parliament to prohibit conversion therapy for minors in South Africa.
Conversion therapy is offered by certain therapists and religious counsellors in a pseudoscientific attempt to change sexual orientation or gender identity in individuals.
The World Psychiatric Association and many other mental health bodies have asserted that it is dangerous. Current legislative framework under the Children’s Act does not specifically prohibit conversion therapy on children nor does it consider it
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