☰
HomeLiving Beyond BordersGZERO WorldSignalIn 60 SecondsPuppet RegimeGZERO World PodcastContact UsAbout UsCareersPrivacy PolicyTerms

The Graphic Truth: LGBTQI identification vs. social acceptance

June 17, 2022
Gabrielle Debinski
and
Paige Fusco
LGBTQI identification vs. social acceptance | Percentage of people polled who say they are mostly or only attracted to members of the same sex vs social acceptance of LGBTI people in G20 countries
Paige Fusco

International polls often gauge what percentage of a given population identify as LGBTQI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex). But the willingness of people to divulge their gender identification and sexual preference is likely influenced by social and cultural attitudes towards LGBTQI people. In Saudi Arabia, for instance, where same-sex sexual acts can be punishable by death, no one is going to be upfront about their sexual proclivities. We look at the percentage of people who identify as LGBTQI in G20 countries, as well as how each of these countries rank on UCLA Law School’s LGBTI Social Acceptance Index.

This comes to you from the Signal newsletter team of GZERO Media. Subscribe for your free daily Signal today.


From Your Site Articles

More from GZERO Media

South Sudan’s opposition in crisis over leadership change

South Sudan's president Salva Kiir, earlier this month. His recent moves against the opposition pushed the country towards civil war, but now the opposition itself is in crisis.
REUTERS/Samir Bol

The world's newest country has been on the brink of a return to civil war.

House passes budget framework, sets up huge funding battles

Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaking at a press conference at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C.
ZUMA Press Wire via Reuters Connect

The US House narrowly passed the Senate-approved budget blueprint Thursday, by a vote of 216-214. The vote unleashes the power to sidestep filibusters and deliver a funding bill to the president’s desk this summer.

Hard Numbers: Trump tariffs hit US auto jobs, Canada’s Gujaratis step on to the political scene, US and Mexico brace for water battle, Hoekstra confirmed as US ambassador to Canada.

Workers walk outside a Stellantis assembly plant following a company's announcement saying it will pause production there, in Toluca, state of Mexico, Mexico April 4, 2025.
REUTERS/Henry Romero

900: Stellantis, one of the world’s largest car manufacturers,has temporarily laid off 900 US workers at plants that supply parts for its Canadian and Mexican factories, where operations have been suspended for two weeks amid uncertainty about the nature and impact of Trump’s tariffs.

About UsCareers PressContact Us Privacy PolicyTerms of Use
© 2020 GZERO Media. All Rights Reserved | A Eurasia Group media company.