The Spanish Parliament approved the reform of the Criminal Code that will allow prison sentences for so-called conversion therapies, practices aimed at changing or suppressing a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
The initiative, promoted by the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE), has been passed with 178 votes in favor, 32 against—those of far right party Vox—and 137 abstentions from the conservative party Popular Party (PP).
The reform provides for prison sentences of between 6 months and 2 years, as well as financial penalties, for those who apply, carry out, or promote methods, techniques, or procedures intended to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, even when there is consent from the victim or their legal representative.
Until now, these practices were already banned in Spain and were classified as a very serious administrative offence under the 2023 Trans Law. Fines could reach up to €150,000, but they were not included as a criminal offence in the Criminal Code.
With this reform in Spain, the aim is to strengthen the protection of LGBTQ+ rights and improve the ability to respond to practices that many organisations and experts consider particularly harmful and discriminatory.
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