CUPW applauds the Canadian government’s overdue passage of Bill C-4 to ban conversion therapy. The Bill became law December 8 and now makes the practice a crime.
Conversion therapy has hurt far too many people and caused unnecessary trauma, and we hope this creates a path to healing for the LGBTQ+ community and their families.
No child, youth or adult should ever be subject to harm for being or seeking to live authentically. By acknowledging that it’s not a choice to be who we are, we can begin to remove the barriers and gender roles that society places on us from an early age.