Germany’s legislature on Thursday passed a ban on the advertising and practice of so-called gay conversion therapy for people under age 18, joining a growing list of countries and local jurisdictions that have moved to prohibit the debunked practice in minors.
Germany is the fifth nation to pass such a ban, following Malta, Ecuador, Brazil and Taiwan. In the U.S., 20 states and a number of cities have banned the practice for minors and some members of Congress have attempted to prohibit the