Mexico City Bans Conversion Therapy

Mexico City’s regional congress approved a bill this week to ban conversion therapy — a major victory for Mexico’s LGBTQ community. The bill received broad cross-party support.

Under the new law, conversion therapy is defined as psychological or psychiatric measures or treatments which intend to “nullify, hinder, modify or undermine” the expression of a person’s gender identity or their sexual orientation. 

Read more at Reuters


Born Perfect is a survivor-led program created by the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) in 2014 to end conversion therapy by passing laws across the country that protect LGBTQ children and young people, fighting in courtrooms to ensure their safety, and raising awareness about the serious harms caused by these dangerous practices. https://bornperfect.org

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