Homosexuality should be accepted by society OR Homosexuality should not be accepted by society. The question is a long-term trend, first asked in the U. Respondents did not get any further instructions on how to interpret the question and no significant problems were noted during the fielding of the survey. For this report, we used data from a survey conducted across 34 countries from May 13 to Oct. In the Asia-Pacific region, face-to-face surveys were conducted in India, Indonesia and the Philippines, while phone surveys were administered in Australia, Japan and South Korea.
When Taiwan became the first place in Asia to legalise same-sex unions, hundreds of gay people marked the occasion by registering to marry. It marked a significant change on the island, where the majority of people only relatively recently became supportive of same-sex relationships. In many other places there has also been a shift - often a rapid one - towards more liberal attitudes. For example, in , one in five South Koreans said homosexuality should be accepted, - but, by , that figure had doubled. Attitudes among the public also appear to have softened in other places including Argentina, Chile, the US, Australia, India and many in Western Europe. But these changes do not always mean full equality.
The appeal means any marriage licenses for gay couples are put on hold. But Key Westers have been celebrating the decision anyway, calling it a milestone for the island city. Key West has long had an openly gay community. The city elected a gay mayor more than 30 years ago, and both the city and county governments offer benefits for same-sex couples.
Here, you are welcome, you are wanted, and your union is a cause for rejoicing. To us, it always has been. Weddings in Houston has been celebrating commitment ceremonies for many years, decades before the Supreme Court decided the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges civil rights case that legalized same-sex marriage.