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Green light from Congress to criminalize LGTBI+ conversion therapies

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Representatives of affected groups celebrate after Congress has approved by an absolute majority the reform of the Penal Code to penalize conversion therapies aimed at eliminating or denying sexual orientation.
Representatives of affected groups celebrate that Congress has approved by an absolute majority the reform of the Penal Code to penalize conversion therapies aimed at eliminating or denying sexual orientation. Sergio Pérez / Efe
25/06/2026 - 21:25 h
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The Congress of Deputies has approved the reform of the Penal Code that makes conversion therapies a crime, practices aimed at modifying, eliminating, or denying sexual orientation, sexual identity, or gender expression. The initiative, promoted by the PSOE, must be processed in the Senate.

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