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Hadja Lahbib, EU Commissioner for Equality & Angela Skujins, Euronews

Video. LGBTQI+ conversion therapy is 'torture', EU commissioner slams

Updated: 14/05/2026 - 9:09 GMT+2

The bloc must combat 'barbaric' and 'shameful' conversion therapies hurting Europe's LGBTQI+ communities, European Commissioner for Equality Hadja Lahbib said in exclusive comments to Euronews.

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