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EU wonโ€™t ban LGBTQ โ€˜conversion therapyโ€™ but will push states to act

The European Union will not ban โ€œconversion therapyโ€ targeting LGBTQ people, but will push member states to take action against such practices, it said on Wednesday. So-called conversion โ€œtherapiesโ€ involve methods that seek to change the sexual orientation or gender identity or expression of members of gay, lesbian, queer and trans people. The EU stopped short of heeding a call by over a million people, who signed a petition last May calling on the 27-country bloc to prohibit such...