马来西亚宗教部长声称LGBTQ身份与压力与宗教有关, 与科学共识相矛盾, Malaysia’s religious minister sparks outrage with claim linking LGBTQ identity to stress and religion, contradicting scientific consensus.

马来西亚宗教事务部长Zulkifli Hasan(Zulkifli Hasan)在议会答复中声称工作压力、社会影响和缺乏宗教实践会助长人们认同LGBTQ, Malaysian Religious Affairs Minister Zulkifli Hasan sparked backlash after claiming in a parliamentary reply that work stress, social influences, and lack of religious practice could contribute to people identifying as LGBTQ, citing a 2017 study. 这些言论引起了男女同性恋、双性恋和变性者权利倡导者和社交媒体用户的广泛批评,他们称这一言论误导和有害,并指出科学共识确认性取向是天生的,不是压力造成的。 The remarks drew widespread criticism from LGBTQ rights advocates and social media users, who called the statement misleading and harmful, noting that scientific consensus affirms sexual orientation as innate, not caused by stress. 马来西亚政府在对LGBTQ活动进行镇压, The comment came amid government crackdowns on LGBTQ events, including the cancellation of a pride retreat, and Malaysia’s continued criminalization of consensual same-sex acts under colonial-era and sharia laws.