This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience. Learn more

Canadian Conservative MP Says Banning ‘Conversion Therapy’ Allows ‘Child Abuse’

Canadian Conservative leadership candidate Derek Sloan MP said that banning so-called ‘conversion therapy’ will legalise ‘child abuse’. Instead, he said he would ban gender-confirmation surgery for under 18s, using the term ‘sex change operations’ when referring to the surgery.

Canada’s current Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is currently trying to ban anti-LGBT+ ‘conversion therapy’ by passing Bill C-8. Sloan indicated he would back ‘conversion therapy’ referring to it as ‘counseling’. 


“The Liberals have said 'no, you can’t get counselling and if a parent, as a parent you take your kid to get counselling for this, you can go to jail for five years’.That’s insane, that’s ridiculous.

“But on the other hand you’re allowed to put your kid on these you know, invasive medical regimes, you’re allowed to you know, give them these puberty blockers, you’re allowed to literally cut off their healthy you know, breasts and other sex organs.

“That is child abuse. And I accuse Justin Trudeau and his government right now, of child abuse, that’s what they’re putting into law.”

As ‘Gay Star News’ report, earlier this year, as part of his leadership campaign, he attacked the LGBT+ community stating that he would allow Conservative MPs to try to over-turn Canada’s same-sex marriage law as well as let them reopen the debate about abortion. Sloan also opposes legislation to protect people from discrimination on the basis of gender identity.

Trudeau’s communications director Cameron Ahmad said about the importance of banning ‘conversion therapy’ that “Conversion therapy is a discredited, degrading, deeply harmful practice that has damaged countless lives and has absolutely no place in Canadian society.

“Banning it is an important part of our work to advance true equality and protect all Canadians.”


Register for WorkPride by myGwork here

Read related myGwork articles here:

Cross-Party Politicians Are Demanding The Ban Of ‘Conversion Therapy’ In The U.K.

Albania Has Banned Gay ‘Conversion Therapy’ For Minors

Leading Israeli Rabbi Thinks Conversion Therapy Should Be Forced On Teens

Germany Passes Law Banning Conversion Therapy For Minors


Register for WorkPride here



Keep up to date with the latest myGnews 

Sign up to mygwork

________

LGBT professionals, LGBT Graduates, LGBT professional network, LGBT professional events, LGBT networking events, LGBT Recruitment, LGBT Friendly organisations, LGBT Friendly companies, LGBT jobs   

Share this

myGwork
myGwork is best used with the app