• petersr@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    Dane here. Haven’t seen or heard about the petition.

    I don’t think conversion therapy is a thing in Denmark, so most people are probably like “eh, what’s that old fashioned thing - we are already past that.”

    Could be wrong though.

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      15 hours ago

      Conversion therapy is potentially a thing wherever the Catholic Church is allowed to operate, among other groups (for example here in CPH there is a strong Scientology presence).

      As an Italian living in Copenhagen, I am genuinely surprised people here are sometimes so oblivious to issues in society.

      Same thing with stuff like Salmonella cases, with multiple people telling me “Salmonella is not a thing in Denmark” 🤦

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        15 hours ago

        Thank you for enlightening me!

        I guess Danes can be a little “stuck in their own heads”.

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          9 minutes ago

          In Sweden they have the expression “ankdammen” to express the narrow scope of political and social attention. Didn’t learn yet if something similar exists in Danish.