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Region | Mexico |
Issue | Conversion therapy |
Status | Banned |
Start Date | Jun 8, 2024 |
End Date | (none) |
Description | Conversion therapy is a federal offence under Article 209 Quintus of the Federal Penal Code (Código Penal Federal) and Article 465 Ter of the General Health Law (Ley General de Salud). Conversion therapy is defined as any treatment, service, therapy, or practice intended to obstruct, restrict, impede, diminish, annul, or suppress sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. Those liable under the law include anyone who practices, conducts, imparts, applies, forces, or funds such activities. Sanctions include: - 2 to 6 years in prison and a fine of 2,000 UMA (Unidad de Medida y Actualización, a unit updated yearly based on inflation. In 2024, 2,000 UMA exceeded $11,000 USD). - Sanctions are doubled if the victim is a minor (-18), an elderly person (+60), or a person with a disability; or if the perpetrator is a public/government employee, or they have any relationship with the victim (such as family member; or employer, teacher, medical professional, doctor, nurse, or psychologist). Additionally, the latter will face professional dismissal, disqualification, and suspension (1 to 3 years or equivalent to the prison sentence). - Sanctions are further doubled if any kind of violence (physical, psychological, or moral) is used against the victim. Additionally, the Mexican Supreme Court declared that allowing parents of LGBTQ+ minors to avoid penalties for authorizing conversion therapies on them, as established in the Article 177 Ter of the Penal Code of the state of Guerrero (Second Book Special Part; Title 4 'Offenses Against the Free Development of Personality'; Chapter VII 'Crimes Against a Person’s Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity'), is unconstitutional, and rendered the provision null and void. As an additional layer of protection for LGBTQ+ people in Mexico, the federal ban hasn’t stopped the 32 federal entities from maintaining and enforcing their own local prohibitions. New local measures to outlaw conversion therapies has been approved since 2025. Under the pro personae principle, recognized by the Supreme Court as having constitutional force, the State is required to impose the strictest legal measure when responding to human rights violations. Here is a list in chronological order showing every region that has banned the practice: - Mexico City (2020) - State of Mexico (2020) - Oaxaca (2021) - Baja California Sur (2021) - Zacatecas (2021) - Yucatán (2021) - Tlaxcala (2021) - Colima (2021) - Jalisco (2022) - Baja California (2022) - Hidalgo (2022) - Sonora (2022) - Nuevo León (2022) - Puebla (2023) - Querétaro (2023) - Sinaloa (2023) - Morelos (2023) - Quintana Roo (2023) - Guerrero (2024) - Chiapas (2025) - Tamaulipas (2025) |
Sources | https://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5729935&fecha=07/06/2024#gsc.tab=0 https://elpais.com/mexico/2025-05-21/la-suprema-corte-invalida-la-norma-que-le-permitia-a-padres-de-familia-aplicar-las-terapias-de-conversion.html https://animalpolitico.com/genero-y-diversidad/congreso-tamaulipas-tipifica-delito-terapias-conversion-penas https://oem.com.mx/elheraldodechiapas/local/chiapas-prohibe-las-terapias-de-conversion-con-reformas-al-codigo-penal-24078131 https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2025/05/07/ecosig-en-mexico-en-que-estados-falta-prohibir-las-terapias-de-conversion/ https://sjf2.scjn.gob.mx/detalle/tesis/2021124 https://sjf2.scjn.gob.mx/detalle/tesis/2010166 https://www.gob.mx/segob/articulos/en-que-me-beneficia-el-principio-pro-persona#:~:text=El%20principio%20pro%20persona%20se%20refiere%20a,Constituci%C3%B3n%2C%20un%20tratado%20internacional%20o%20una%20ley. |
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edited by AlejandroR. Under federal Mexican system, a federal law that protects the human rights of the entire population of Mexico doesn't automatically override the local laws if they also protect the human rights or their local residents (Articles 1, 73, and 124 of the 1917 Mexican Constitution; and several mandatory jurisprudential thesis of the Mexican Supreme Court). The local bans are still in place, and new states are still approving their own bans. The local bans are considered as a 'second layer of protection'.
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Description | Conversion therapy is a federal offence under Article 209 Quintus of the Federal Penal Code (Código Penal Federal) and Article 465 Ter of the General Health Law (Ley General de Salud). Conversion therapy is defined as any treatment, service, therapy, or practice intended to obstruct, restrict, impede, diminish, annul, or suppress sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. Those liable under the law include anyone who practices, conducts, imparts, applies, forces, or funds such activities. Sanctions include: - 2 to 6 years in prison and a fine of 2,000 UMA (Unidad de Medida y Actualización, a unit updated yearly based on inflation. In 2024, 2,000 UMA exceeded $11,000 USD). - Sanctions are doubled if the victim is a minor (-18), an elderly person (+60), or a person with a disability; or if the perpetrator is a public/government employee, or they have any relationship with the victim (such as family member; or employer, teacher, medical professional, doctor, nurse, or psychologist). Additionally, the latter will face professional dismissal, disqualification, and suspension (1 to 3 years or equivalent to the prison sentence). - Sanctions are further doubled if any kind of violence (physical, psychological, or moral) is used against the victim. As an additional layer of protection for LGBTQ+ people in Mexico, the federal ban hasn’t stopped the 32 federal entities from maintaining and enforcing their own local prohibitions. New local measures to outlaw conversion therapies has been approved since 2025. Additionally, the Mexican Supreme Court declared that allowing parents of LGBTQ+ minors to avoid penalties for authorizing conversion therapies on them, as established in the Article 177 Ter of the Penal Code of the state of Guerrero (Second Book Special Part; Title 4 'Offenses Against the Free Development of Personality'; Chapter VII 'Crimes Against a Person’s Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity'), is unconstitutional, and rendered the provision null and void. | Conversion therapy is a federal offence under Article 209 Quintus of the Federal Penal Code (Código Penal Federal) and Article 465 Ter of the General Health Law (Ley General de Salud). Conversion therapy is defined as any treatment, service, therapy, or practice intended to obstruct, restrict, impede, diminish, annul, or suppress sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. Those liable under the law include anyone who practices, conducts, imparts, applies, forces, or funds such activities. Sanctions include: - 2 to 6 years in prison and a fine of 2,000 UMA (Unidad de Medida y Actualización, a unit updated yearly based on inflation. In 2024, 2,000 UMA exceeded $11,000 USD). - Sanctions are doubled if the victim is a minor (-18), an elderly person (+60), or a person with a disability; or if the perpetrator is a public/government employee, or they have any relationship with the victim (such as family member; or employer, teacher, medical professional, doctor, nurse, or psychologist). Additionally, the latter will face professional dismissal, disqualification, and suspension (1 to 3 years or equivalent to the prison sentence). - Sanctions are further doubled if any kind of violence (physical, psychological, or moral) is used against the victim. Additionally, the Mexican Supreme Court declared that allowing parents of LGBTQ+ minors to avoid penalties for authorizing conversion therapies on them, as established in the Article 177 Ter of the Penal Code of the state of Guerrero (Second Book Special Part; Title 4 'Offenses Against the Free Development of Personality'; Chapter VII 'Crimes Against a Person’s Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity'), is unconstitutional, and rendered the provision null and void. As an additional layer of protection for LGBTQ+ people in Mexico, the federal ban hasn’t stopped the 32 federal entities from maintaining and enforcing their own local prohibitions. New local measures to outlaw conversion therapies has been approved since 2025. Under the pro personae principle, recognized by the Supreme Court as having constitutional force, the State is required to impose the strictest legal measure when responding to human rights violations. Here is a list in chronological order showing every region that has banned the practice: - Mexico City (2020) - State of Mexico (2020) - Oaxaca (2021) - Baja California Sur (2021) - Zacatecas (2021) - Yucatán (2021) - Tlaxcala (2021) - Colima (2021) - Jalisco (2022) - Baja California (2022) - Hidalgo (2022) - Sonora (2022) - Nuevo León (2022) - Puebla (2023) - Querétaro (2023) - Sinaloa (2023) - Morelos (2023) - Quintana Roo (2023) - Guerrero (2024) - Chiapas (2025) - Tamaulipas (2025) |
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Federal Law | Yes | No |
Sources | https://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5729935&fecha=07/06/2024#gsc.tab=0 https://animalpolitico.com/genero-y-diversidad/congreso-tamaulipas-tipifica-delito-terapias-conversion-penas https://oem.com.mx/elheraldodechiapas/local/chiapas-prohibe-las-terapias-de-conversion-con-reformas-al-codigo-penal-24078131 https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2025/05/07/ecosig-en-mexico-en-que-estados-falta-prohibir-las-terapias-de-conversion/ https://elpais.com/mexico/2025-05-21/la-suprema-corte-invalida-la-norma-que-le-permitia-a-padres-de-familia-aplicar-las-terapias-de-conversion.html | https://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5729935&fecha=07/06/2024#gsc.tab=0 https://elpais.com/mexico/2025-05-21/la-suprema-corte-invalida-la-norma-que-le-permitia-a-padres-de-familia-aplicar-las-terapias-de-conversion.html https://animalpolitico.com/genero-y-diversidad/congreso-tamaulipas-tipifica-delito-terapias-conversion-penas https://oem.com.mx/elheraldodechiapas/local/chiapas-prohibe-las-terapias-de-conversion-con-reformas-al-codigo-penal-24078131 https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2025/05/07/ecosig-en-mexico-en-que-estados-falta-prohibir-las-terapias-de-conversion/ https://sjf2.scjn.gob.mx/detalle/tesis/2021124 https://sjf2.scjn.gob.mx/detalle/tesis/2010166 https://www.gob.mx/segob/articulos/en-que-me-beneficia-el-principio-pro-persona#:~:text=El%20principio%20pro%20persona%20se%20refiere%20a,Constituci%C3%B3n%2C%20un%20tratado%20internacional%20o%20una%20ley. |
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edited by AlejandroR. New states are also outlawing conversion therapies in their territories, even if the federal ban is in place. Supreme Court has issued a ruling that protects LGBTQ+ minors on this issue.
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Description | Conversion therapy is a federal offence under Article 209 Quintus of the Federal Penal Code (Código Penal Federal) and Article 465 Ter of the General Health Law (Ley General de Salud). Conversion therapy is defined as any treatment, service, therapy, or practice intended to obstruct, restrict, impede, diminish, annul, or suppress sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. Those liable under the law include anyone who practices, conducts, imparts, applies, forces, or funds such activities. Sanctions include: - 2 to 6 years in prison and a fine of 2,000 UMA (Unidad de Medida y Actualización, a unit updated yearly based on inflation. In 2024, 2,000 UMA exceeded $11,000 USD). - Sanctions are doubled if the victim is a minor (-18), an elderly person (+60), or a person with a disability; or if the perpetrator is a public/government employee, or they have any relationship with the victim (such as family member; or employer, teacher, medical professional, doctor, nurse, or psychologist). Additionally, the latter will face professional dismissal, disqualification, and suspension (1 to 3 years or equivalent to the prison sentence). - Sanctions are further doubled if any kind of violence (physical, psychological, or moral) is used against the victim. | Conversion therapy is a federal offence under Article 209 Quintus of the Federal Penal Code (Código Penal Federal) and Article 465 Ter of the General Health Law (Ley General de Salud). Conversion therapy is defined as any treatment, service, therapy, or practice intended to obstruct, restrict, impede, diminish, annul, or suppress sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. Those liable under the law include anyone who practices, conducts, imparts, applies, forces, or funds such activities. Sanctions include: - 2 to 6 years in prison and a fine of 2,000 UMA (Unidad de Medida y Actualización, a unit updated yearly based on inflation. In 2024, 2,000 UMA exceeded $11,000 USD). - Sanctions are doubled if the victim is a minor (-18), an elderly person (+60), or a person with a disability; or if the perpetrator is a public/government employee, or they have any relationship with the victim (such as family member; or employer, teacher, medical professional, doctor, nurse, or psychologist). Additionally, the latter will face professional dismissal, disqualification, and suspension (1 to 3 years or equivalent to the prison sentence). - Sanctions are further doubled if any kind of violence (physical, psychological, or moral) is used against the victim. As an additional layer of protection for LGBTQ+ people in Mexico, the federal ban hasn’t stopped the 32 federal entities from maintaining and enforcing their own local prohibitions. New local measures to outlaw conversion therapies has been approved since 2025. Additionally, the Mexican Supreme Court declared that allowing parents of LGBTQ+ minors to avoid penalties for authorizing conversion therapies on them, as established in the Article 177 Ter of the Penal Code of the state of Guerrero (Second Book Special Part; Title 4 'Offenses Against the Free Development of Personality'; Chapter VII 'Crimes Against a Person’s Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity'), is unconstitutional, and rendered the provision null and void. |
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Federal Law | No | Yes |
Sources | https://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5729935&fecha=07/06/2024#gsc.tab=0 | https://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5729935&fecha=07/06/2024#gsc.tab=0 https://animalpolitico.com/genero-y-diversidad/congreso-tamaulipas-tipifica-delito-terapias-conversion-penas https://oem.com.mx/elheraldodechiapas/local/chiapas-prohibe-las-terapias-de-conversion-con-reformas-al-codigo-penal-24078131 https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2025/05/07/ecosig-en-mexico-en-que-estados-falta-prohibir-las-terapias-de-conversion/ https://elpais.com/mexico/2025-05-21/la-suprema-corte-invalida-la-norma-que-le-permitia-a-padres-de-familia-aplicar-las-terapias-de-conversion.html |
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edited by Alejandro_Ramirez. Spelling and style. Just minor changes.
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Description | Conversion therapy is now a federal offense under Article 209 Quintus of the Federal Penal Code (Código Penal Federal) and Article 465 Ter of the General Health Law (Ley General de Salud). Previously, 19 Mexican federal entities had enacted similar local bans, but the new federal law imposes the most severe sanctions: - Baja California (2022) - Baja California Sur (2021) - Mexico City (2020) - Colima (2021) - Guerrero (2024) - Hidalgo (2022) - Jalisco (2022) - State of Mexico (2020) - Morelos (2023) - Nuevo León (2022) - Oaxaca (2021) - Puebla (2023) - Querétaro (2023) - Quintana Roo (2023) - Sinaloa (2023) - Sonora (2022) - Tlaxcala (2021) - Yucatán (2021) - Zacatecas (2021) Conversion therapy is defined as any treatment, service, therapy, or practice intended to obstruct, restrict, impede, diminish, annul, or suppress sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. Those liable under the law include anyone who practices, conducts, imparts, applies, forces, or funds such activities. Sanctions include: - 2 to 6 years in prison and a fine of 2,000 UMA (Unidad de Medida y Actualización, a unit updated daily based on inflation. In 2024, 2,000 UMA exceeded $11,000 USD). - Sanctions are doubled if the victim is a minor (-18), an elderly person (+50), or a person with a disability. - Sanctions are also doubled if the perpetrator is a public/government employee or if they have any relationship with the victim, such as employer, teacher, medical professional (doctor, nurse, psychologist), or family member. Additionally, public employees, teachers, doctors, nurses, and psychologists involved will face dismissal, disqualification, and suspension (1 to 3 years or equivalent to the prison sentence). - Sanctions are further doubled if any kind of violence—physical, psychological, or moral—is used against the victim. | Conversion therapy is a federal offence under Article 209 Quintus of the Federal Penal Code (Código Penal Federal) and Article 465 Ter of the General Health Law (Ley General de Salud). Conversion therapy is defined as any treatment, service, therapy, or practice intended to obstruct, restrict, impede, diminish, annul, or suppress sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. Those liable under the law include anyone who practices, conducts, imparts, applies, forces, or funds such activities. Sanctions include: - 2 to 6 years in prison and a fine of 2,000 UMA (Unidad de Medida y Actualización, a unit updated yearly based on inflation. In 2024, 2,000 UMA exceeded $11,000 USD). - Sanctions are doubled if the victim is a minor (-18), an elderly person (+60), or a person with a disability; or if the perpetrator is a public/government employee, or they have any relationship with the victim (such as family member; or employer, teacher, medical professional, doctor, nurse, or psychologist). Additionally, the latter will face professional dismissal, disqualification, and suspension (1 to 3 years or equivalent to the prison sentence). - Sanctions are further doubled if any kind of violence (physical, psychological, or moral) is used against the victim. |
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Description | Article 209 Quintus of the Federal Penal Code (Código Penal Federal) and article 465 Ter of the General Health Law (Ley General de Salud). | Conversion therapy is now a federal offense under Article 209 Quintus of the Federal Penal Code (Código Penal Federal) and Article 465 Ter of the General Health Law (Ley General de Salud). Previously, 19 Mexican federal entities had enacted similar local bans, but the new federal law imposes the most severe sanctions: - Baja California (2022) - Baja California Sur (2021) - Mexico City (2020) - Colima (2021) - Guerrero (2024) - Hidalgo (2022) - Jalisco (2022) - State of Mexico (2020) - Morelos (2023) - Nuevo León (2022) - Oaxaca (2021) - Puebla (2023) - Querétaro (2023) - Quintana Roo (2023) - Sinaloa (2023) - Sonora (2022) - Tlaxcala (2021) - Yucatán (2021) - Zacatecas (2021) Conversion therapy is defined as any treatment, service, therapy, or practice intended to obstruct, restrict, impede, diminish, annul, or suppress sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. Those liable under the law include anyone who practices, conducts, imparts, applies, forces, or funds such activities. Sanctions include: - 2 to 6 years in prison and a fine of 2,000 UMA (Unidad de Medida y Actualización, a unit updated daily based on inflation. In 2024, 2,000 UMA exceeded $11,000 USD). - Sanctions are doubled if the victim is a minor (-18), an elderly person (+50), or a person with a disability. - Sanctions are also doubled if the perpetrator is a public/government employee or if they have any relationship with the victim, such as employer, teacher, medical professional (doctor, nurse, psychologist), or family member. Additionally, public employees, teachers, doctors, nurses, and psychologists involved will face dismissal, disqualification, and suspension (1 to 3 years or equivalent to the prison sentence). - Sanctions are further doubled if any kind of violence—physical, psychological, or moral—is used against the victim. |
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Status | Banned |
Start Date | Jun 8, 2024 |
End Date | (none) |
Description | Article 209 Quintus of the Federal Penal Code (Código Penal Federal) and article 465 Ter of the General Health Law (Ley General de Salud). |
Sources | https://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5729935&fecha=07/06/2024#gsc.tab=0 |