Malaysian Official: Work-Related Stress Turns You Gay

The New Straits Times reports: Work-related stress, social influences and a lack of religious practice are among the factors contributing to the involvement of individuals in the LGBT lifestyle, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Dr Zulkifli Hasan. Citing a 2017 study by Sulaiman et al., he said several factors may influence … The post Malaysian Official: Work-Related Stress Turns You Gay appeared first on Joe.My.God..

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Jan 30, 2026 - 19:00
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Malaysian Official: Work-Related Stress Turns You Gay

The New Straits Times reports:

Work-related stress, social influences and a lack of religious practice are among the factors contributing to the involvement of individuals in the LGBT lifestyle, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Dr Zulkifli Hasan.

Citing a 2017 study by Sulaiman et al., he said several factors may influence an individual’s involvement in what he described as an LGBT lifestyle, including social influences, sexual experiences, work-related stress and other personal factors. “The study emphasised that a combination of these elements may contribute to the development of LGBT-related behaviour,” he said in a written parliamentary reply last night.

Zulkifli was responding to Datuk Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff (PN–Rantau Panjang), who asked for the latest data and statistics on trends related to LGBT issues in Malaysia, including a percentage breakdown by age group and ethnic composition, as well as the main factors contributing to an increase in LGBT cases.

The South China Morning Post reports:

A Malaysian minister has become the butt of jokes for claiming that work stress can turn people gay, as continued government intervention of what it describes as sexually deviant behaviour piles pressure on the country’s LGBTQ community. The enforcement spotlight fell on Malaysia’s sexual minorities two weeks ago after religious authorities and police acted on complaints from a sultan and Islamist politicians that a camping retreat was promoting the LGBTQ lifestyle.

The community came under fresh scrutiny when Religious Affairs Minister Zulkifli Hasan said on Tuesday that work stress was among several factors allegedly pushing people into sexual orientations that were not strictly heterosexual. Posts on Zulkifli’s statement drew thousands of comments, with many taking the opportunity to poke fun at the minister while questioning the logic behind his assumptions.

“Increase in LGBT cases” as if it’s a disease.

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