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Germany to ban conversion therapy for minors

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Lawmakers in Germany on Thursday approved a bill that will ban so-called conversion therapy for minors in the country. Health Minister Jens Spahn, who is openly gay, introduced the measure last fall.

Chancellor Angela Merkel supports the bill. The Lesbian and Gay Federation in a statement stated it supports to ban the widely discredited practice.

The German LGBTQ advocacy group nevertheless said the bill should have been expanded to ban conversion therapy for anyone under 26. “The German

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