Mexican Senate Votes To Criminalize Ex-Gay Torture

Bloomberg News reports:

Mexico’s Senate voted to prohibit and criminally punish so-called conversion therapy, which is used to change a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

The legislative reforms ban any therapy or treatment used to “impede, restrict, diminish, annul or suppress a person’s sexual orientation, identity or gender expression,” the Citizens Movement political party said in a statement.

The changes to the Federal Penal Code and the Health General Law were approved with 69 votes in favor, two against and 16 abstentions, the Senate said on its Twitter. The lower house will subsequently vote on the bill.

Read the full article. Mexico City outlawed ex-gay torture in 2020. Several Mexican states have also banned such abuse.

Mexico’s Senate voted to prohibit and criminally punish so-called conversion therapy, which is used to change a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression https://t.co/ozruqvftse

— Bloomberg (@business) October 12, 2022

Mexico’s Senate has voted to ban so-called ‘conversion therapy’ and make carrying it on anyone out a criminal offence ?https://t.co/5DBRvJoBXo

— GAY TIMES (@gaytimes) October 12, 2022

?? Mexico’s Senate has passed a bill to ban conversion therapy, and will now go to the country’s lower chamber.

?‍⚖️ If passed, the bill suggests penalties from two to 12 years in prison for those providing the controversial practice, depending on who its carried out against. pic.twitter.com/GPPAoIIcCX

— Openly ?️‍? (@Openly) October 12, 2022

Mexico’s senate has voted to further a Bill to ban all all conversion therapy, covering both sexual orientation and gender identity!

But despite promising a ban in 2018, the UK Gov is still yet to #BanConversionTherapy here. ?️‍??️‍⚧️ https://t.co/nDpteqNrUO

— Stonewall (@stonewalluk) October 12, 2022