Brussels Signal: Council of Europe expands definition of ‘conversion practices’ to include questioning of gender identity

Brussels Signal reports on a Council of Europe resolution that treats questioning a child’s gender identity as a “conversion practice”.

Brussels Signal reports extensively on the Council of Europe’s resolution on “conversion practices”, which expands its scope to include gender identity and gender expression and seeks to criminalise questioning or critical engagement in this context. The article also covers the debate in the Parliamentary Assembly surrounding its adoption and highlights our critique of the resolution, particularly the conflation of sexual orientation with gender identity and the risks this poses to therapeutic practice, parental rights and freedom of expression across Europe.

Read the full article here.