00:00How does conversion therapy affect the EU and its citizens?
00:08Almost one in four EU LGBTQ plus citizens have been subjected to some form of so-called conversion therapy.
00:14Greek respondents claim to have been the most exposed to it in the EU at 38%.
00:20In contrast, French, Italian and Dutch respondents say they had the least exposure, all at 18%.
00:25Conversion practices wrongly claim to be able to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of a person.
00:31They have been regularly described as harmful, ineffective and pseudoscientific.
00:36Trans, non-binary and intersex respondents experienced greater exposure than cisgender respondents.
00:43Nearly all respondents who had experienced conversion practices in the form of physical, sexual or verbal abuse
00:49avoided certain places in fear of being assaulted, threatened or harassed because they were LGBTQ plus.
00:56Other factors like age and finances can play a part in how likely someone is to agree to conversion practices
01:01and under what conditions.
01:03More than a quarter of trans men respondents who struggle to make ends meet
01:07have previously given consent to conversion practices due to pressure or threats.
01:12At the end of 2025, the European Commission came up with a strategy to combat growing attacks
01:17against members of the LGBTQ plus community.
01:20Half of EU countries currently have a national strategy for LGBTQ plus equality
01:25and at least eight member states have banned conversion practices.
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