Number of countries with bans against conversion therapy 2020, by continent

As of 2020, only four countries worldwide had a ban against conversion therapy. This term is used to describe the efforts to try to change a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. These countries are Brazil, Ecuador, Germany, and Malta. This ban is sometimes not universal. In Germany, for instance, it is only forbidden to practice conversion therapy to people under 18 years, and on adults under coercion or who are unable to consent.

截至2020年，全球仅有巴西、厄瓜多尔、德国和马耳他四个国家实施了关于转换治疗的禁令。此术语用于描述试图改变个人性取向、性别认同或性别表达的尝试。需要注意的是，此禁令并非在所有情况下均属普遍适用。例如，在德国，转换治疗仅被禁止应用于18岁以下的人群，以及对成人施加胁迫或无法表达同意的情况。