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"bobandcarole" |
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04 Dec 2006 08:04:17 AM |
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Gay rights fear for next generation |
Gay rights fear for next generation
In London, only 36% of 313 young people asked backed same sex rights,
39% were against it
04-December-2006
Marc Shoffman
Almost half of the next generation do not believe gay people deserve
the same rights as heterosexuals, a global poll has revealed.
A survey for the BBC World Service looked at the views of young people
aged 15-17 in key cities on issues such as climate change, terrorism,
and homosexuality.
One question was, should homosexuals be given the same rights as
heterosexuals?
In total 47% said no, while 37% backed equal rights.
In London, only 36% of 313 young people asked backed same sex rights,
39% were against it.
Rio had the highest amount of support, with 74% saying yes, while New
Yorkers were second with 67%, followed by Delhi with 51%.
The Delhi figure is surprising as India still criminalises
homosexuality, while New York state has previously ruled against gay
marriage.
The Rio result signals a more tolerant, developing society emerging in
South America where gay adoption and civil unions have recently been
approved in certain areas.
The biggest opposition was unsurprisingly found in the conservative
African continent.
In Lagos, Nigeria, 86% said no to equal rights. Nairobi in Kenya
followed closely with 81%.
Ben Summerskill, chief executive of gay charity Stonewall, told
PinkNews.co.uk that it shows the importance of the new Sexual
Orientation Regulations which aim to stop discrimination against LGBT
people in the provision of goods and services.
He said: "It's not surprising that there is still a lot of
prejudice against gay people in the world and even in the UK.
"It shows the importance of new laws to make sure LGBT people are
treated fairly in schools."
Stonewall recently launched an anti-homophobic bullying campaign in
London schools and has been awarded a government tender to distribute
the education packs across the UK.
In other results, a majority of youngsters said terrorism is the most
pressing global issue.
In total 3,050 people were interviewed around the world in ten key
cities including London, New York, Rio, Delhi, Moscow, Cairo, Baghdad,,
Lagos, Nairobi and Jakarta.
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: Gay rights fear for next generation |
04 Dec 2006 09:41:49 AM |
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On Mon, 04 Dec 2006 06:04:17 -0800, bobandcarole wrote:
In London, only 36% of 313 young people asked backed same sex rights,
39% were against it
04-December-2006
Marc Shoffman
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Anybody else find it interesting that b&c read the "Pink News" site?
http://pinknews.co.uk/news/index.php
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Mark K. Bilbo
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"Come to think of it, there are already a million monkeys
on a million typewriters, and the Usenet is NOTHING
like Shakespeare!"
- Blair Houghton
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| User: "Pr0r3p" |
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| Title: Re: Gay rights fear for next generation |
04 Dec 2006 08:48:48 AM |
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bobandcarole wrote:
Gay rights fear for next generation
In London, only 36% of 313 young people asked backed same sex rights,
39% were against it
Which only proves that they found approx. 112 people who are as
biggoted and hateful as you. The only question that remains is are
they also closet homosexuals like you who spew hatred to try to
convince themselves that they aren't gay?
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| User: "Steve" |
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| Title: Re: Gay rights fear for next generation |
04 Dec 2006 09:21:46 AM |
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"Pr0r3p" <pr0r3p@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1165243728.741958.15050@j72g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
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| bobandcarole wrote:
| > Gay rights fear for next generation
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| > In London, only 36% of 313 young people asked backed same sex rights,
| > 39% were against it
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| Which only proves that they found approx. 112 people who are as
| biggoted and hateful as you. The only question that remains is are
| they also closet homosexuals like you who spew hatred to try to
| convince themselves that they aren't gay?
did you also notice that there isn't a very good sample size to yield more
accurate percentages anyway? there were only 3,050 surveyed in all. and they
mentioned going to at least 10 different countries/locations. that means
that at each stop, they only interviewed approximately 300 people. i'd like
to see more involved in such a survey and much more randomization as well.
then again, you can make statistics say whatever you'd like. it's all in
what you give and ask of them (stats).
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| User: "ScottyFLL" |
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| Title: Re: Gay rights fear for next generation |
04 Dec 2006 11:22:32 AM |
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bobandcarole wrote:
Gay rights fear for next generation
In London, only 36% of 313 young people asked backed same sex rights,
39% were against it
That's only in London. And only kids aged 15 to 17. This is no
indication of how they're going to feel when they grow up.
Rio had the highest amount of support, with 74% saying yes, while New
Yorkers were second with 67%, followed by Delhi with 51%.
Did you see THESE numbers, Blob?
The Delhi figure is surprising as India still criminalises
homosexuality
It certainly IS surprising!
"It shows the importance of new laws to make sure LGBT people are
treated fairly in schools."
Yep. See that, Blob? New laws will be made. That's going to be the
result of this survey!
In other results, a majority of youngsters said terrorism is the most
pressing global issue.
Not for Blob&Carlo! No siree! For Blob&Carlo, the most important and
pressing issue is keeping two people of the same sex from sharing a
kiss!!
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