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Jorge Liboreiro

End 'barbaric' conversion practices now, Brussels tells EU countries

European Union countries must take immediate action to end "barbaric" conversion practices targeting LGBTIQ+ people, Hadja Lahbib, the European Commissioner for Equality, said on Wednesday as she announced a non-binding recommendation.

"Conversion practices are built on a lie. The lie that LGBTIQ+ people need to be fixed," Lahbib said on Wednesday. "You cannot torture away a person's identity."

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