# France Bans Age-Old Practice of Conversion Therapy: TF Word 1. [TF Word](https://www.ticketfairy.com/word.md) 2. [Arts & Culture](https://www.ticketfairy.com/word/category/arts-culture.md) 3. France Bans Age-Old Practice of Conversion Therapy - [Arts & Culture](https://www.ticketfairy.com/word/category/arts-culture.md) # France Bans Age-Old Practice of Conversion Therapy Conversion therapy is the practice of attempting to change an individual’s sexual orientation. It is an age-old practice that has frequently proven ineffective as studies have developed. [Denver C](https://www.ticketfairy.com/word/author/denverctf.md) 3 February 2022 · 1 min read Conversion therapy is the practice of attempting to change an individual’s sexual orientation. It is an age-old practice that has frequently proven ineffective as studies have developed. On January 25, 2022, French President Emmanuel Macron took to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1486033113499279360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1486033113499279360%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.firstpost.com%2Fworld%2Ffrance-officially-bans-lgbtq-conversion-therapy-what-you-need-to-know-10324521.html) stating “The law prohibiting conversion therapy is adopted unanimously.”  Anyone convicted under this new law would be fined or face a lengthy jail term. As reported by [BBC]() , the European Island of Malta became the first European nation in 2016 to ban conversion therapy. A study by Cornell University, a privately-financed research university in Ithaca, New York, stated that “there is no credible evidence that sexual orientation can be changed through therapeutic intervention”. Likewise, former Icelandic Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, the first openly gay Head of State iterates in the report, “it is absolutely imperative that every human being’s freedom and human rights are respected, all over the world.” Read the entire [report here](https://whatweknow.inequality.cornell.edu/topics/lgbt-equality/what-does-the-scholarly-research-say-about-whether-conversion-therapy-can-alter-sexual-orientation-without-causing-harm/) . ##### More from TF Daily Feed: ##### [Guatemala Reverses Same-Sex Marriage Ban and Anti-abortion Law](https://www.ticketfairy.com/word/2022/03/22/guatemala-reverses-same-sex-marriage-ban-and-anti-abortion-law) ##### [Colombia Legally Recognizes Non-binary as a Gender](https://www.ticketfairy.com/word/2022/03/18/tf-daily-feed-colombia-legally-recognizes-non-binary-as-a-gender) ##### [New Zealand Passes Law to Ban Conversion Therapy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/word/2022/02/22/tf-daily-feed-new-zealand-passes-law-to-ban-conversion-therapy) Share [X](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketfairy.com%2Fword%2F2022%2F02%2F03%2Ffrance-bans-age-old-practice-of-conversion-therapy.md&text=France+Bans+Age-Old+Practice+of+Conversion+Therapy) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketfairy.com%2Fword%2F2022%2F02%2F03%2Ffrance-bans-age-old-practice-of-conversion-therapy.md) [WhatsApp](https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=France+Bans+Age-Old+Practice+of+Conversion+Therapy+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketfairy.com%2Fword%2F2022%2F02%2F03%2Ffrance-bans-age-old-practice-of-conversion-therapy.md) ## Denver C Tracking stories in music with a focus on festivals, events, gigs, and sustainability. 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