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| Region | India |
| Issue | Conversion therapy |
| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | Aug 2022 |
| End Date | Dec 2022 |
| Description | Since August 2022, the National Medical Council is prohibited from performing conversion therapy's. However, even though they aren't allowed to be performed, it does not mean they are banned. |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/india-lgbti |
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Revision History (13)
edited by Unknownmiles. Fixing date bug
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| Start Date | Jan 2022 | Aug 2022 |
| End Date | Jan 2022 | Dec 2022 |
edited by Unknownmiles. Adding a period
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| Start Date | Aug 2022 | Jan 2022 |
| End Date | Dec 2022 | Jan 2022 |
| Description | Since August 2022, the National Medical Council is prohibited from performing conversion therapy's. However, even though they aren't allowed to be performed, it does not mean they are banned | Since August 2022, the National Medical Council is prohibited from performing conversion therapy's. However, even though they aren't allowed to be performed, it does not mean they are banned. |
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edited by Unknownmiles. updating description and adding link and date fix
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| Value | Not banned | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Aug 2022 |
| End Date | Jun 7, 2021 | Dec 2022 |
| Description | Strongly condemned by Indian Psychiatric Society. Not criminalized. Conversion therapy ban pending. Under ruling from the supreme court legalizing of same sex activity. | Since August 2022, the National Medical Council is prohibited from performing conversion therapy's. However, even though they aren't allowed to be performed, it does not mean they are banned |
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| Sources | http://orinam.net/indian-psychiatric-society-homosexual-not-mental-illness/ | https://database.ilga.org/india-lgbti |
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edited by Antinousosiris
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| End Date | (none) | Jun 7, 2021 |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Not banned |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
Reports (7)
- Newer law has been passed "there has been update conversion therapy is now banned, sources :https://indianexpress.com/article/india/cure-therapy-ban-to-training-for-police-madras-high-court-reaches-out-to-lgbtq-7348680/lite/"
- Status is not correct "Madras High Court Bans Conversation therapy in june 2021."
- Status is not correct "Madras HC banned Conversion therapy."
- Status is not correct "On 7 June 2021, in delivering the verdict on a case, Justice N Anand Venkatesh prohibited Conversion Therapy in India, becoming only the 2nd country in Asia to ban conversion therapy behind Taiwan.
More Information is available on wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_India"
- Status is not correct "conversion therapy is banned after madras high court ruling."
- Other "Telangana is also a state in India, and is not listed. "
- Status is not correct "Conversion therapy & related practices have been made illegal since 2017 under the mental healthcare act 2017. Plz do look into to it! "
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| Description | Strongly condemned by Indian Psychiatric Society. Not criminalized. Conversion therapy ban pending. | Strongly condemned by Indian Psychiatric Society. Not criminalized. Conversion therapy ban pending. Under ruling from the supreme court legalizing of same sex activity. |
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| Description | Strongly condemned by Indian Psychiatric Society. Not criminalized. | Strongly condemned by Indian Psychiatric Society. Not criminalized. Conversion therapy ban pending. |
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| Value | Not banned | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | Strongly condemned by Indian Psychiatric Society. | Strongly condemned by Indian Psychiatric Society. Not criminalized. |
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| Description | Its getting promoted there | Strongly condemned by Indian Psychiatric Society. |
| Sources | No | http://orinam.net/indian-psychiatric-society-homosexual-not-mental-illness/ |