A new survey will uncover attitudes towards homosexuality among Muslims and the population as a whole.
Minister for Equality Ane Halsboe Jørgensen (S) wants a new survey on the population's attitudes towards homosexuals. (Photo: © Liselotte Sabroe, Ritzau Scanpix) 56 min. ago
Especially among young Muslims, Minister for Equality Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen (S) sees a trend pointing towards growing intolerance of homosexuals.
Therefore, she will initiate a new survey to uncover the problem. She says this to Ritzau and in her speech at the Pride parade in Copenhagen, which takes place today.
- I fear that we are heading towards a more intolerant place. First and foremost, we need to know the extent of the problem to be able to solve it, and so that it cannot be dismissed as something that does not exist in our free and equal country, she says.
It was in 2015 that a similar survey was last conducted. It showed, among other things, that children and grandchildren of Muslim immigrants were more likely than the previous generation to believe that homosexuality is a religious sin.
The minister fears that the trend from the 2015 survey will continue, and that intolerance among the younger Muslim population group has increased. She highlights that foreign forces from Russia are trying to influence the trend negatively on social media.
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'Something is afoot'
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In addition to Russian forces, the minister also highlights the Islamic association Hizb ut-Tahrir as the most prominent actor in Denmark influencing the trend towards less tolerance.
The association has made itself known several times. For instance, when they appeared yesterday, Friday, at Mulernes Legatskole in Odense ( https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/endnu-en-gang-dukker-hizb-ut-tahrir-op-ved-gymnasium-voldsomt-budskab-faa-smidt-i-hovedet-siger-elev ) with messages about holding on to Muslim faith and values, even if you attend a Danish school.
In addition to examining attitudes towards LGBT+ people in Muslim environments, the survey will also more broadly look at the entire Danish population's attitudes on the subject.
Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen fears a negative direction, especially among young men, she says.
- We can hear anecdotally that something is afoot. In addition to looking at the obvious problem in Muslim environments, we must also keep an eye on it when it comes to young men broadly across Denmark, she says.
The Minister for Equality says she wants the results of the survey ready at the beginning of 2027.
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