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The Global Divide on Homosexuality

Greater Acceptance in More Secular and Affluent Countries

Global Divide on Homosexuality

Homosexuality is broadly accepted in North America, the European Union, and much of Latin America, but widely rejected in predominantly Muslim nations and in Africa, as well as in parts of Asia and in Russia. Opinion about the acceptability of homosexuality is divided in Israel, Poland and Bolivia.

Map: Global Acceptance of Homosexuality

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