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'Barbaric' LGBTQI+ conversion therapy akin to 'torture', EU commissioner tells Euronews

Euronews · May 14, 2026, 7:09 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

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The bloc must combat 'barbaric' and 'shameful' conversion therapies hurting Europe's LGBTQI+ communities, European Commissioner for Equality Hadja Lahbib said in exclusive comments to Euronews.

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