Canada bans LGBTQ conversion therapy

• The legislation further prohibits removing individuals from Canada to subject them to conversion therapy abroad, per the department.
• The text of the bill defines conversion therapy as any practice intended to "change an individual’s sexual orientation to heterosexual, change a person’s gender identity to cisgender or change their gender expression to conform to the sex assigned to the person at birth."

What they're saying: "Our government's legislation banning the despicable and degrading practice of conversion therapy has received Royal Assent," the prime minister wrote in a tweet.

• "LGBTQ2 Canadians, we’ll always stand up for you and your rights," he added.