Abstract

Sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE) have received well-founded criticism from multiple fronts for their discriminatory effects and variegated harmful consequences on LGBTQ + people. International human rights institutions had voiced their concern over extreme forms and coercive SOCE, labeling them as torture. However, the legal status of “soft” non-coercive practices (i.e., psychological interventions willingly sought by consumers) is less clear. This article argues that a proper understanding of the prohibition on torture and other forms of ill-treatment, and of the positive obligations attached to the right to equality requires banning SOCE in all its forms, even when pursued by consenting consumers.

摘要

性取向改变努力（SOCE）因其歧视性影响和对 LGBTQ + 人的各种有害后果而受到来自多个方面的有根据的批评。国际人权机构表达了他们对极端形式和胁迫 SOCE 的关注，将其称为酷刑。然而，“软”非强制性做法（即消费者自愿寻求的心理干预）的法律地位尚不明确。本文认为，要正确理解禁止酷刑和其他形式的虐待以及与平等权相关的积极义务，需要禁止一切形式的 SOCE，即使是在消费者同意的情况下。