Brazil Judge Rules Homosexuality a Disease, Approves ‘Conversion Therapy’
by John Paul Brammer A federal judge in Brazil ruled last week that psychologists could consider homosexuality a disease that could be treated with sexual orientation conversion therapies, raising concerns from LGBTQ and mental health advocates. Toni Reis, who heads Brazil’s National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Alliance, told reporters the ruling is a step backward and that he plans to appeal it at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. “What is proven to help our patients is to help them accept who they are. Conversion therapy starts from the assumption that you should not accept who you are…”...
by John Paul Brammer A federal judge in Brazil ruled last week that psychologists could consider homosexuality a disease that could be treated with sexual orientation conversion therapies, raising concerns from LGBTQ and mental health advocates. Toni Reis, who...
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