Over 1.2 million voices call for an EU-wide ban on LGBTQ+ conversion practices

In a stunning final push, the initiative for a ‘Ban on Conversion Practices in the EU’ gathered nearly one million signatures in its final week - closing with over 1.24 million in total on 17 May.

Next, the organisers will send the collected signatures to the national authorities, who have three months to verify them. If the required threshold of valid signatures is met, the organisers can present the initiative to the Commission. This is followed by meetings and a public hearing attended by the organisers, after which the Commission provides its official response.