New bills are getting approved in the country of Canada. Recently, Canada has reintroduced a bill on Thursday that will criminalize LGBT conversion therapy, a federal minister published after an earlier effort to halt the practice disappointed as the government was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. Conversion therapy is any practice designed to change a person’s sexual orientation, which especially harms and stigmatizes those belonging to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, or trans community.

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Federal Minister of Justice David Lametti announced that the new bill will include five amendments to Canada’s Criminal Code to include crimes such as letting a minor to experience conversion therapy, causing any person to undergo the therapy against their will, and profiting off from the practice. The bill was previously added in the House of Commons in March. “Conversion therapy is harmful, degrading, and has no place in Canada … I hope that all parties will do the right thing by supporting this bill,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters on Thursday.

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Trudeau’s Liberal Party pledged to prevent the practice during an unveiling of the party’s election platform last year. The bill was presented in the House of Commons on Thursday though no voting date has been set. Some 20% of sexual minority men in Canada have undergone some form of conversion therapy, according to government data. Lower-income, indigenous and trans people are disproportionately exposed to the practice, the data shows. The bill will not implement to those seeking guidance and support from counselors or faith leaders. Canadian cities such as Vancouver in British Columbia and Calgary in Alberta are banning the practice within their borders, a government statement said.

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