The Gay Voice - Universy of Toronto Magaze

Contents:

• THE HIDN GAY LIV FALLY BEG UNVERED
• GAY "SIS": HOW LANGUAGE FRE US TO BE OURSELV
• THE GAY VOICE
• 'TWO BOYS SNOGGG WAS REVOLUTNARY': THE GREATT GAY MOMENTS CEMA
• WHAT IS THE OPPOSE OF GAY?
• GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU

THE HIDN GAY LIV FALLY BEG UNVERED

Jen pochodzi z gejowskiej rodzy i jt jt gejem(Leo) a dgi nie toleje homoseksualistów (Alex).

This analysis foc on whether people around the world thk that homosexualy should be accepted by society or not.

Homosexualy should be accepted by society OR Homosexualy should not be accepted by society. The term “homosexualy, ” while sometim nsired anachronistic the current era, is the most applible and easily translatable term to e when askg this qutn across societi and languag and has been ed other cross-natnal studi, cludg the World Valu Survey.

GAY "SIS": HOW LANGUAGE FRE US TO BE OURSELV

Dpe major chang laws and norms surroundg the issue of same-sex marriage and the rights of LGBT people around the world, public opn on the acceptance of homosexualy society remas sharply divid by untry, regn and enomic velopment.

As was 2013, when the qutn was last asked, attus on the acceptance of homosexualy are shaped by the untry which people live. Those Wtern Europe and the Ameris are generally more acceptg of homosexualy than are those Eastern Europe, Rsia, Ukrae, the Middle East and sub-Saharan Ai.

THE GAY VOICE

In many natns, there has been an creasg acceptance of homosexualy, cludg the Uned Stat, where 72% say should be accepted, pared wh jt 49% as recently as 2007. Many of the untri surveyed 2002 and 2019 have seen a double-dig crease acceptance of homosexualy. There also have been fairly large shifts acceptance of homosexualy over the past 17 years two very different plac: Mexi and Japan.

In both untri, jt over half said they accepted homosexualy 2002, but now closer to seven--ten say this. In Kenya, only 1 100 said homosexualy should be accepted 2002, pared wh 14% who say this now. (For more on acceptance of homosexualy over time among all the untri surveyed, see Appendix A.

'TWO BOYS SNOGGG WAS REVOLUTNARY': THE GREATT GAY MOMENTS CEMA

In many of the untri surveyed, there also are differenc on acceptance of homosexualy by age, tn, e and, some stanc, genr – and several s, the differenc are substantial. For example, some untri, those who are affiliated wh a relig group tend to be ls acceptg of homosexualy than those who are unaffiliated (a group sometim referred to as relig “non”).

Polil iology also plays a role acceptance of homosexualy.

In many untri, those on the polil right are ls acceptg of homosexualy than those on the left. And supporters of several right-wg populist parti Europe are also ls likely to see homosexualy as acceptable.

WHAT IS THE OPPOSE OF GAY?

In general, people wealthier and more veloped enomi are more acceptg of homosexualy than are those ls wealthy and veloped enomi.

For example, Swen, the Netherlands and Germany, all of which have a per-pa gross domtic product over $50, 000, acceptance of homosexualy is among the hight measured across the 34 untri surveyed. By ntrast, Nigeria, Kenya and Ukrae, where per-pa GDP is unr $10, 000, ls than two--ten say that homosexualy should be accepted by society. The study is a follow-up to a 2013 report that found many of the same patterns as seen today, although there has been an crease acceptance of homosexualy across many of the untri surveyed both years.

GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU

Varied levels of acceptance for homosexualy across globe. The 2019 survey shows that while majori 16 of the 34 untri surveyed say homosexualy should be accepted by society, global divis rema. Whereas 94% of those surveyed Swen say homosexualy should be accepted, only 7% of people Nigeria say the same.