I was reading a report by the Pew Research Global Attitudes Project describing the results of a survey in which people in various countries (on every continent) were asked whether homosexuality should be accepted or rejected by society. Here it is:
The Global Divide on Homosexuality | Pew Global Attitudes Project
From the findings, it appears that Africa is by far the most homophobic continent. In every African country surveyed, the percentage saying that homosexuality should be accepted was in the single digits (in Nigeria, 98 percent said it should be rejected, while only one percent said accepted!). The only exception was South Africa, where almost a third of respondents (32 percent) said it should be accepted.
Was Africa always so homophobic? If not, when did it become this way?
The Global Divide on Homosexuality | Pew Global Attitudes Project
From the findings, it appears that Africa is by far the most homophobic continent. In every African country surveyed, the percentage saying that homosexuality should be accepted was in the single digits (in Nigeria, 98 percent said it should be rejected, while only one percent said accepted!). The only exception was South Africa, where almost a third of respondents (32 percent) said it should be accepted.
Was Africa always so homophobic? If not, when did it become this way?