Conservative groups are voicing their opposition to a draft law that seeks to ban the widely discredited practice of ”conversion therapy” for LGBT+ people in Jalisco.
Although the reforms to the state penal code have been approved by two legislative commissions in the Jalisco State Congress, a pair of sessions allowing the public to present their viewpoints will be held – although probably not before the turn of the year – after which the law is sent to the floor of the house.
State legislator Mariana Fernández Ramírez, president of Congress’ Junta de Coordinación Política (policy council), made the decision to hold open sessions after meeting with opponents of the bill, who also held a small demonstration outside the state legislature on Thursday morning to make their feelings known.
“This doesn’t mean the law is being sent to the freezer,” Fernández explained. “It was a legislative error not to have held these forums earlier.”
The Ley Caro (named after its promoter Salvador Caro Cabrera of the Citizens Movement) seeks to impose prison sentences of up to three years for those who violate the law. The sanctions would increase if minors are involved.
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