notably increased since 2002.
According to a survey conducted in 2019, 94 percent of respondents from Sweden believed homosexuality should be accepted by society. Recognition of homosexuality was highest in Western European countries, Canada and Australia, at over 80 percent, respectively. Despite Kenya ranking comparatively low in a global comparison, acceptance of people identifying as LGBTQ+ People stating that homosexuality should be accepted by society in 2019, by country
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- Premium Statistic LGBT+ identification worldwide 2023
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Coming out and equality
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- Premium Statistic Support for LGBT+ people worldwide 2021
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Support
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- Premium Statistic Support for LGBT+ equality worldwide 2021
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Pew Research Center. (June 24, 2020). People stating that homosexuality should be accepted by society in 2019, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/677795/global-acceptance-of-homosexuality-by-country/
Pew Research Center. "People stating that homosexuality should be accepted by society in 2019, by country." Chart. June 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/677795/global-acceptance-of-homosexuality-by-country/
Pew Research Center. (2020). People stating that homosexuality should be accepted by society in 2019, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/677795/global-acceptance-of-homosexuality-by-country/
Pew Research Center. "People Stating That Homosexuality Should Be Accepted by Society in 2019, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/677795/global-acceptance-of-homosexuality-by-country/
Pew Research Center, People stating that homosexuality should be accepted by society in 2019, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/677795/global-acceptance-of-homosexuality-by-country/ (last visited June 13, 2024)
People stating that homosexuality should be accepted by society in 2019, by country [Graph], Pew Research Center, June 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/677795/global-acceptance-of-homosexuality-by-country/