Survey: Nearly Half of People Think LGBTI+s Should Have Equal Rights

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Forty-five percent of the people in Turkey think LGBTI+s should have equal rights, with a nine-percent increase from last year, according to a survey by Kadir Has University.

The university has been annually conducting the survey since 2016, with the aim of "creating a database for comparison on gender studies."

In a part of the survey titled, "Perceptions of Gender Equality," people were asked questions about equality between men and women, marriage and LGBTI+s.

The percentage of those who agree with the statement, "Gay, lesbian, bi and trans individuals should have equal rights," was 33 in 2016. It increased to 38 in 2017 and to 44 in 2018.

Seventy-seven percent of the participants also agreed with the statement, "Same-sex relationships are against our social norms," with a 15-percent increase from last year's survey.

Forty-three percent of the participants of the survey had a primary or middle school degree and 14 percent had a university degree.

In a 2019 survey by Kadir Has University, 46.5 percent of people stated they wouldn't want a "homosexual" neighbor. This figure was 55.3 percent in the same survey in 2018. (EMK/VK)

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