The Hindu Editorial (Coercion as conversion) – Sep 05, 2022

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coercion (noun) – it means compelling an individual to act against his/her will by the use of psychological pressure or physical force causing bodily injury; force/pressure, compulsion, enforcement, demand, constraint, oppression, harassment, intimidation.
National Medical Commission (NMC) (noun) – The National Medical Commission (NMC) has been constituted by an act of Parliament known as National Medical Commission Act, 2019 which came into force on 25.9.2020. It is an Indian regulatory body of 33 members which regulates medical education and medical professionals. It replaced the erstwhile Medical Council of India constituted under section 3A of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956.
conversion therapy (noun) – it is also known as “reparative therapy”. It is a range of dangerous and discredited practices that falsely claim to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, or expression.
sexual orientation (noun) – the emotional, romantic, or sexual attraction that a person feels toward another person.
gender identity (noun) – the personal sense of one’s own gender. Gender identity can correlate with a person’s assigned sex at birth or can differ from it.
medical intervention (noun) – In medicine, a treatment, procedure, or other action taken to prevent or treat disease, or improve health in other ways.
welcome (adjective) – pleasing, gratifying, heartening, promising.
move (noun) – action, act, step, measure.
discrimination (noun) – prejudice, intolerance, inequity, bigotry, unfairness, partisanship (against an individual or group of individuals by society and its institutions (basically in the procedures, policies or objectives) as a whole.
LGBTQIA+ community (noun) – lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual (and many other terms) Community.
misconduct (noun) – wrongdoing, unlawfulness, criminality, crime, malpractice, misdeed, impropriety.
empower (verb) – authorize, allow, entitle.
State Medical Council (noun) – it means a medical council constituted under any law for the time being
in force in any State regulating the registration of practitioners of medicine.
disciplinary (adjective) – punitive, corrective, correctional, reformatory, penal.
breach (verb) – contravene, violate, infringe, break, disobey, defy, flout.
lesbian (noun) – a woman who is physically and romantically attracted to other women.
gay (noun) – a person (especially a male person) who is physically and romantically attracted to other person (male person).
bisexual (noun) – someone who is bisexual does experience romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior toward both males and females, or to more than one gender.
transgender/trans people (noun) – transgender people have a gender identity or gender expression that differs from the sex that they were assigned at birth.
queer (noun) – some people may refer to themselves as queer because they find that preexisting sexual orientations or gender identities do not fit them. (They may feel that when they use the word “queer,” they can connect with LGBTQIA+ communities without having to label their sexual orientation or gender identity outright).
intersex (noun) – a person is born with a combination of male and female biological traits (characteristics/quality).
asexual (noun) – someone who is asexual doesn’t experience sexual attraction and/or doesn’t desire sexual contact.
be subjected to (Verb) – put through, treat with, undergo, expose to, lay open to.
psychiatric (adjective) – relating to mental illness and/or relating to mental treatment.
psychosomatic (adjective) – (of an illness) caused by emotional factors (stress, worry, etc.) rather than by a physical problem such as a disease/an infection.
exorcism (noun) – cleansing, purification; expulsion (of an evil spirit); The act of exorcism involves the expulsion of an evil spirit or demon who has taken residence inside a person.
lead to (verb) – cause, produce, bring about, result in, give rise to.
trauma (noun) – torment, distress, suffering.
manifest (verb) – (of a disease) become noticeable/visible through the appearance of symptoms.
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) (noun) – it is a non-profit professional medical organization whose mission is the promotion of mentally healthy children, adolescents, and families through research, training, advocacy, prevention, collaborative diagnosis and treatment, peer support, and collaboration.
contend (verb) – state, assert, claim, affirm, pronounce, insist, aver.
premise (noun) – reason, cause, basis, ground, factor, pretext, motive.
homosexuality (noun) – Homosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior between members of the same sex or gender.
pathological (adjective) – relating to pathology (a branch of medical science that involves the study and diagnosis of disease).
pathology (noun) – a branch of medical science that involves the study and diagnosis of disease.
hammer/drive something home (phrase) – to make someone clearly understand something by emphasizing it repeatedly.
all-out (adjective) – intense, aggressive, vigorous, powerful.
landmark (noun as modifier) – milestone, watershed, historic event, major achievement.
legislation (noun) – body of laws, acts, rules, regulations, statutes.
social welfare (noun) – it refers to the efforts made by the government and non-profit organisations to assist families living in poverty by providing medical care, public health services, assisting with household needs, and assisting with social adjustments, among other things.
sought past tense of seek (verb) – ask for, request, demand.
stakeholder (noun) – a person with an interest in something.
conduct (noun) – behaviour, performance.
etiquette (noun) – proper behaviour, good manners, rules of conduct/protocol.
Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002 (noun) – This Act provides constitution of the Medical Council of India (MCI) and the maintenance of a Medical Register for India and for matters connected there with. The council has made regulations for “standards of professional conduct, etiquette and code of ethics” which should be observed by medical practitioners. These are mandatory and followed by all other State Medical Councils.
decriminalise (verb) – make legal, legitimate, validate.
strike down (phrasal verb) – abolish, annul, nullify (a law or regulation).
Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (noun) – Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code criminalises homosexuality. It states: “Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine”.
Indian Penal Code (IPC) (noun) – The Indian Penal Code (IPC) is the official criminal code of India. It is a comprehensive code intended to cover all substantive aspects of criminal law. The draft was passed into law on 6 October 1860. The Code came into operation on 1 January 1862. The Indian Penal Code of 1860, subdivided into 23 chapters, comprises 511 sections. IPC deals with crimes and punishments.
inclusivity (noun) – the quality of being inclusive without excluding people on grounds of gender, race, class, disability & etc.
take one’s cue from (phrase) – follow the advice of someone, be highly influenced by someone; follow, imitate, copy, mimic.
lay the groundwork for (phrase) – prepare the way for, pave the way for, open the way for, set the scene for.
prescribe (verb) – stipulate, lay down, specify.
perversion (noun) – distortion, misrepresentation, falsification/misinterpretation.
mental degeneration (noun) – In psychiatry, deterioration denotes a progressive impairment or decline of intellectual and personality functions such as memory, reasoning, concentration, communication, and emotional response.
societal (adjective) – relating to society or social relations.
complement (verb) – supplement, augment, enhance, accompany, be the perfect addition to.
Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 (noun) – An Act to provide for protection of rights of transgender persons and their welfare and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.
have a long road ahead (phrase) – need to have a huge amount of effort in the future (before being successful.
acknowledge (verb) – accept, recognize, realize.
accord (verb) – give, grant, present.