This statistics shows the results of a survey regarding the perception of criminalization of people for being a member of the LGBTI communities in Latin America in 2016, by country. When asked whether they think that being gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or intersex should be a crime, 60 percent of Brazilian respondents strongly disagreed that this should be a crime. To find out about whether survey participants believed that there was a conflict between same-sex desire and their religious beliefs, please click here.
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ILGA. (October 31, 2016). Should homosexuality be considered a crime? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/719855/perception-of-criminalization-for-being-lgbti-in-latin-america/
ILGA. "Should homosexuality be considered a crime?." Chart. October 31, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/719855/perception-of-criminalization-for-being-lgbti-in-latin-america/
ILGA. (2016). Should homosexuality be considered a crime?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/719855/perception-of-criminalization-for-being-lgbti-in-latin-america/
ILGA. "Should Homosexuality Be Considered a Crime?." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/719855/perception-of-criminalization-for-being-lgbti-in-latin-america/
ILGA, Should homosexuality be considered a crime? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/719855/perception-of-criminalization-for-being-lgbti-in-latin-america/ (last visited December 07, 2024)
Should homosexuality be considered a crime? [Graph], ILGA, October 31, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/719855/perception-of-criminalization-for-being-lgbti-in-latin-america/