r/YUROP • u/Jamesthelemmon • May 13 '25
Help ban conversion therapy in the EU
There is curently a citizen initiative to ban conversion therapy that needs 1 million signatures.
For those that don't know what it is, it's a pseudoscience that attempts to turn LGBTQ+ kids and adults into "normal" people through psychological or physical violence. It’s still happening all over the world, especially to children who are sent into "re-education" camps and while there are some country where it is banned there are still far too many where these practices are legal, including many in the EU.
There are only 4 days left and we are still missing 600,000 signatures. If you are a EU citizen, please sign this, it takes only 5 min and it might save lives.
https://eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/screen/home
Pass this along to all the people you think would be concerned by this. Together we might protect our european brothers and sisters, and especially children, from experiencing these terrible practices.
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u/Chinerpeton Polska May 13 '25
C'mon everyone, you wanna let France stay in the lead here? Crack that number up to 500% for every country!
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u/Jamesthelemmon May 13 '25
Exactly, imagine if France ends up being the biggest number. We would brag about it ! Keep spreading the message on reddit, on social media and around you. The timing is tight but there is still hope !
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u/Jamesthelemmon May 13 '25
Exactly, imagine if Fr*nce ends up being the biggest number. We would brag about it ! Keep spreading the message on reddit, on social media and around you. The timing is tight but there is still hope !
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u/mirh Italy - invade us again May 13 '25
It would be especially ironic considering it's the country most fucking devastated by psycho"analysis" dipshits.
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u/pewp3wpew Deutschland May 13 '25
It doesn't take 5 minutes, you should change that. I was about to not click it, because I thought wtf, 5 minutes, thats pretty long for a signature, what hoops does the EU want me to jump through. Then it took less than a minute
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u/Jamesthelemmon May 14 '25
Depending on your device it can be a bit slower. In any case, thank you and please forward it to any german Queer/Human right defense group you know, it could help save life !
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u/PeetesCom Česko May 13 '25
Should've been banned decades ago. Signed.
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u/Jamesthelemmon May 13 '25
Yup, inhumane practices like these have no place in the EU ! Thank you and don’t forget to spread it around ❤️
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u/Sir_Bax Yuropean May 13 '25
I honestly thought it surely must have been banned already.
I'll sign but I'm afraid there's no political will to actually do it even if this gets enough signatures (as there's no biding action required for successful petitions afaik, only that it needs to be discussed). At least 2 or 3 countries would veto it too.
Wild times we live in.
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u/cheshsky Україна May 13 '25
Damn unfortunate I can't sign this as a non-EU citizen.
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u/Jamesthelemmon May 13 '25
But you can help share it around to EU citizens you know ! In any case, thank you <3
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u/Arstanishe May 13 '25
Too bad i am not a citizen.
I thought you are advocating for completely opposite thing, especially because of poland flag colours in the pic :D
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u/Green-Drag-9499 Niedersachsen May 13 '25
Signed and shared. It's a shame that this is still a thing.
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u/Jamesthelemmon May 13 '25
Please, if you know Queer support groups in germany, or german subreddits on the subject, share it there too !
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u/Green-Drag-9499 Niedersachsen May 13 '25
On it! Already crossposted it to r/egenbogen, the German equivalent of r/rainbow. I'm currently looking for other fitting subs.
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u/Jamesthelemmon May 13 '25
Thank you <3
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u/Green-Drag-9499 Niedersachsen May 13 '25
No problem, it's the least I can do. I also messaged the mods of r/germantrans and asked if I'm allowed to crosspost it there.
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u/Ignas18 Scotland/Alba May 13 '25
Signed!
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u/Jamesthelemmon May 13 '25
Thank you ! Please, spread it around on reddit, on social media and among people you know who want to help the cause. Together, we might make Europe a better place to live for everyone !
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u/VladutzTheGreat May 14 '25
Im sorry....it is not banned?!?!
Jesus
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u/Jamesthelemmon May 14 '25
Sadly no, in individual countries yes but not union-wide. Please sign it and share it to Queer/Human right organisations in your country, as well as subreddits or content creator that could help relay the message ! Your help is invaluable <3
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u/Naskva Sverige May 14 '25
Signed and shared!
Doubt that we'll make it however. There must be better ways to get the word out, perhaps asking influencers to share it, or paying advertising firms 🤢 to spread it?
Feel like this goes for so many important ECI's & petitions 😕
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u/Jamesthelemmon May 14 '25
If you know any Queer/Human right organizations and influencers in your country, I beg you to send it to them. I don’t have the money nor influence to spread the message but with theirs we may be able to do it ! And spread it on Swedish subreddit too.
Thank you so much <3
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u/Yuuki2628 Veneto, Italia May 13 '25
Should already be banned imo, but I've signed!
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u/Jamesthelemmon May 13 '25
Thank you ! Please share it to any LGBTQ+ association you might know in your country ! Together we can do this !
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u/Maxarc Nederlands May 14 '25
Help! I have a strong urge to sail the Baltic sea and bro-fist my Finnish brethren again.
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u/leo3r378 May 14 '25
I signed and shared the petition!
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u/Jamesthelemmon May 15 '25
Thank you <3
If you know any influencers in your country that could help spread the message, please try to ask them too !
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u/Anuki_iwy Yuropean May 14 '25
Wait, it's still legal?!
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u/Jamesthelemmon May 15 '25
It is sadly…
Please, sign and share. Especially if you know influencers, subreddits and queer organizations in your country that could help spread the message ! We are very close !
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u/Anuki_iwy Yuropean May 15 '25
I signed already. Thanks for bringing this up. I genuinely thought we had evolved past this barbarism 😢
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u/Firesoul-LV May 13 '25
Thanks for sharing! I didn't know these practices are still commonly happening in EU, it's a shame we need such initiative in the first place.
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u/Jamesthelemmon May 13 '25
With that, we can stop these practices for good ! Thank you and keep spreading the message to your local LGBTQ+ spaces !
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u/P3chv0gel Yuropean May 13 '25
Signed
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u/Jamesthelemmon May 13 '25
Thank you soldier ! Please share it on social media and to everyone around you who supports human rights and LGBTQ+ rights. Together, we can do this !
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u/Typical_Spirit_345 Österreich May 13 '25
Signed!
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u/Jamesthelemmon May 14 '25
Thank you so much ! If you know any Austrian Queer-positive or human right defense association, please forward it to them, same for Austrian subreddits related to them.
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u/Typical_Spirit_345 Österreich May 14 '25
Already forwarded it to my friends, let's get those missing signatures!
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u/Uberbesen Eurobesen May 14 '25
I've never even heard the term "homophiles" lmao You people are insane
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u/Equality_Rocks_714 May 15 '25
PLS TELL ME I CAN STILL SIGN THIS AS A BRIT PLSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!
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u/Jamesthelemmon May 16 '25
You can’t but you can share it as much as possible ! Theres are 200 000 signatures left, please try to get 5 people to sign it and we’ll be done in no time <3
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u/Conferencer England May 17 '25
If our government wasn't corrupt and forced Brexit though we prolly would've been able to actually pass this
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u/SetoTaishoButPogging Baden-Württemberg May 13 '25
Already did, both signing and sharing with others🫡
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u/ProfTydrim Nordrhein-Westfalen May 13 '25
Signed
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u/Jamesthelemmon May 13 '25
Thank you ! Don’t forget to spread it around, especially in your country’s subreddits, social media and/or human right group. Together we can make a difference !
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u/Sankullo May 13 '25
Wait, I’m confused by the description.
There are countries where by psychological and physical violence boys are turned into girls and girls into boys?
Children shouldn’t be allowed any sex change procedures let alone be forced to have one.
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u/Jamesthelemmon May 13 '25
Here is the wikipedia article if you want a clearer picture : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_therapy
The subject isn’t sex change procedure. It’s about kids being sent into "re education" facilities because they do not fit the mold (i.e. they are gay, or trans, or something else, or just believed to be by their parents). The abuse in these facilities has been widely documented and includes electroshock therapy, rape, use of chemicals, physical abuse, psychological conditioning, verbal abuse and basically revolves around teaching them to hate themselves.
It causes irreparable mental and physical damage and leads to self harm and suicide in many cases.
Please help spread the word so that these practices stop.
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u/Sankullo May 13 '25
WTF? That’s horrible.
What country legalized rape on children?
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u/Jamesthelemmon May 13 '25
None, but these kind of "therapy" are generally done with the consent of the parents (who want to make their children "normal") so there is no one to denounce these actions until the child is an adult. The structures organizing these often present it as a "summer camp" designed to "fix" children.
The point of this initiative is to prevent these kind of structures from existing, so there isn’t a need to prove individually they are being violent every time a new one is created.
It’s basically cutting the problem at the root.
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u/Sankullo May 13 '25
If it is illegal then consent of the parent doesn’t change a thing mate. It is still rape of a child. You should really know that.
It seems to me that we don’t need any fucking petition. We need to call the police and get this people locked for 20+ years.
You SPECIFICALLY need to call the police since you are aware of child rapes.
I mean come on, making a fucking petition instead of reporting rapes to authorities. Dude.
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u/Uberbesen Eurobesen May 13 '25
Your confusing seems to stem from thinking people are trying to force others into being gay/trans/LGBT etc, when Conversion_therapy is about the institutional and medical attempts to make often times children that are gay/trans/LGBT to become "normal" via torture, shock therapy, degradation etc.
This is about wanting to protect protect children/teens from being send to such places by their parents.
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u/Sankullo May 13 '25
The description reads like children are forced into sex change. Conversion as in conversion from a male to female.
I’d blame the OP for being inaccurate. Thank you for explanation.
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u/fuck1ngf45c1574dm1n5 European Empire ‏‏‎ ‎ May 13 '25
What's the definition? By the name it sounds like it's a therapy meant to convert people into their imaginary gender. But I have the suspicion it's about reinforcing their real one and you're against it.
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u/Jamesthelemmon May 13 '25
It’s written in the post, but here is the wikipedia definition if you want.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_therapy
Whatever your opinion about gender, I think you will agree that practices that physically and mentally torture people, especially children, into adopting a certain mindset because it doesn’t fit the ideology of their parents/social circle should be criminal in the EU. Right ?
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u/Uberbesen Eurobesen May 13 '25
people like this think that there are programs to turn people gay and trans no real point in trying to talk with them
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u/Jamesthelemmon May 13 '25
I know, but it still helps. If it does not convince him, it might convince someone else that this is a human rights issue.
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u/iamdestroyerofworlds Lībertās populōrum Ucraīnae 🌟 May 13 '25
Consent is not a tough concept.
No Biphobia, Homophobia, Mysogyny, Sexism, Transmisogyny, Transphobia.
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u/[deleted] May 13 '25
All I gather from this meme is that Polish people wants me