Malaysians lampoon minister over stress-gay link: ‘They never work hard in parliament?’

"Work Stress Makes People Gay": Malaysian Minister's Bizarre Remark Sparks Online Mockery

Many Malaysians lampooned the statement on social media, with some sarcastically asking if the minister "works hard in parliament" since he has not seemingly "turned gay."

Read my written reply in full, minister says after backlash over LGBT remarks

KUALA LUMPUR: Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Dr Zulkifli Hasan has urged the public to read his full parliamentary written reply regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) lifestyles.

Work pressure can make you gay? Malaysian minister links job stress to LGBT lifestyle, sparks online backlash

Malaysia’s religious affairs minister has suggested that work pressure could influence involvement in the LGBT lifestyle. His comments, made in parliament, have sparked widespread online reactions, with netizens mocking the claim and questioning its logic.

Malaysians lampoon minister over stress-gay link: ‘They never work hard in parliament?’

Malaysian Religious Affairs Minister Zulkifli Hasan has come under fire for claiming in parliament that work stress turns people gay.

Work stress linked to LGBT lifestyle, says Malaysia's religious affairs minister

Work-related stress, social influences and a lack of religious practice can contribute to "LGBT-related behaviour", one Malaysian minister indicated recently, sparking backlash online. Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Dr Zulkifli Hasan stated this on Monday (Jan 26), in a written parliamentary reply to a member of parliament. The MP, Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff, had asked for the...