Attitudes towards Gay Rights
by Ben Clements, BRIN:
Same sex equality issues, such as civil partnerships, adoption and gay marriage, have been the subject of considerable debate in recent years as governments have passed various laws on the matter. These measures have sometimes elicited apprehension or critical responses from the leaders of various faiths and denominations as well as religiously-based campaign groups. However, the attitudes of ordinary religious adherents have changed significantly in recent decades, as the data presented here will show. This section provides a visual presentation of over-time data on gay rights issues, taken from various social surveys, looking at on the attitudes of religious groups. It uses the same set of categories for religious affiliation across social surveys: Anglican, Catholic, other Christian, and no religion.
The figures presented below are organised into the following areas:
- general attitudes towards same-sex relations and equality;
- attitudes towards same-sex individuals holding particular roles and occupations;
- attitudes towards adoption by same-sex couples; and
- attitudes towards same-sex marriage.
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