In Iceland, political figures Hanna Katrín, Þorgerður Katrín, and Bjarndís Helga are openly criticizing Pastor Jakob Roland, the chancellor of the Catholic Church, for his recent statements regarding homosexuality. Pastor Jakob stated that he views sexual relations between same-sex individuals as sinful, which has caused significant backlash from the LGBTQ+ community and its allies in Iceland. Bjarndís Helga Tómasdóttir, chair of Samtökin '78', emphasized that such rhetoric is hurtful to LGBTQ+ individuals and insinuated that the church may still practice conversion therapies despite claims that they are not well-organized.