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Top foreign minister causes uproar after claiming work stress 'turns people gay'
['Jack Hobbs']
Irish Star - News
Religious Affairs Minister Zulkifli Hasan sparked an outpouring of mockery online after claiming the people are turning to the LGBTQ community because they are stressed from work.
Article continues below"Societal influence, sexual experiences, work stress and other personal factors come under this category [of possible causes]," Hasan stated in a written reply to Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff, a lawmaker with the opposition Islamist party PAS.
"By this logic, I’m genuinely shocked my entire office isn’t gay by now,” a third laughed.
One local LGBTQ support group, Justice for Sisters, issued a statement regarding the remarks made.
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