compared gay conversion therapy to torture. Some victims have committed suicide.In 2018, the EU asked member states to ban it.
Malta and some parts of Spain have done so, while other nations such as Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands are in the process.Until recently, the practice was largely ignored here in France."Two years ago, no one in France was even talking about conversion therapy," Berthe says. "Then this year at Pride, so many people were supporting us with signs like 'There is nothing to cure'.