As of 2020, only four countries worldwide had a ban against conversion therapy. This term is used to describe the efforts to try to change a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. These countries are Brazil, Ecuador, Germany, and Malta. This ban is sometimes not universal. In Germany, for instance, it is only forbidden to practice conversion therapy to people under 18 years, and on adults under coercion or who are unable to consent.
Number of countries with bans against conversion therapy as of 2020, by continent
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ILGA. (December 31, 2020). Number of countries with bans against conversion therapy as of 2020, by continent [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269908/number-countries-bans-against-conversion-therapy/
ILGA. "Number of countries with bans against conversion therapy as of 2020, by continent." Chart. December 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269908/number-countries-bans-against-conversion-therapy/
ILGA. (2020). Number of countries with bans against conversion therapy as of 2020, by continent. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269908/number-countries-bans-against-conversion-therapy/
ILGA. "Number of Countries with Bans against Conversion Therapy as of 2020, by Continent." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269908/number-countries-bans-against-conversion-therapy/
ILGA, Number of countries with bans against conversion therapy as of 2020, by continent Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269908/number-countries-bans-against-conversion-therapy/ (last visited January 28, 2023)
Number of countries with bans against conversion therapy as of 2020, by continent [Graph], ILGA, December 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269908/number-countries-bans-against-conversion-therapy/