According to a study published Monday by the Social and Cultural Planning Office (SCP). It involves study of Dutch in 2083, implemented in 2012.
92 percent of Dutch people believe that gay men and lesbians should be able to just live their lives as they want to. At the same time 35 percent of the “offensive” to see two men kissing in public space. When it comes to two women kissing the percentage is 24 percent.
28 per cent would prefer to see a man and woman walking hand in hand than two men hold hands. Intimacy between husband and wife disturbing 12 percent of Dutch people
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Acceptance of homosexuality
Worrisome
Although Dutch homosexuality and gay rights in ever greater respect numbers, one third of the Dutch Prefer not want her face in public with the sexual orientation of gay couples.
Minister Jet Bussemaker (Emancipation ) calls “very worrisome.” “Emancipation requires maintenance. It is of the utmost importance, in particular, continue to approach young people. There begins the acceptance,” she says to NU.nl.
Gay Lobby group COC believes that “the layer of acceptance in the Netherlands is thinner than it looks. ” “There is still much to fight for as many Dutch people have difficulty with something innocent and liefdevols as a kiss or walk hand in hand,” said COC President Tanja Ineke
Christian parties
Despite the generally positive attitude of the Dutch, the tolerant attitude to LHBT’ers not all population groups shared the SCP.
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Earlier research had shown that even protestant christians and muslims condemn homosexuality.
The SCP writes Monday that particularly people over 70, “definitely religious people” and supporters of the Christian Union have a negative attitude towards LHBT’ers.
For example, 47 percent Christian Union voters negatively about homosexuals. When CDA is 11 percent, followed by the Freedom Party with 10 percent.
Supporters
“It would be nice if these parties would say these figures are reason for us to work towards greater acceptance of homosexuality example by the debate within. implement own supporters, “said Bussemaker.
“Whether by itself to join the twenty-four organizations, including sport domes KNVB and NOC * NSF, municipalities, trade unions CNV and AOB, which together make a fist this week from the Netherlands against homophobia.”
Bussemakerhuis this week attended the gay rights conference (International Day Against Homophobia), which will take place in Montenegro.
There, they called for more leadership in the fight against homophobia. According Bussemakerhuis that also applies to the Netherlands, and everyone must take responsibility to promote gay acceptance within their own rank and file.
Role models
“It’s important that all of them gay men communities feel safe and there is still much work to do, “said Bussemaker. It promised to be rather look for role models that offer communities and support to discuss homosexuality.
According to COC, there should be more attention to gay acceptance in schools. As LGBT education should be compulsory in teacher training so that better information is provided
Green Left is also the party with the most gay-friendly supporters:. 0 percent of voters, the group is negative mood. D66 follows with 1 percent of supporters which is negative. VVD (3 percent), PvdA (5 percent) and SP (6 percent) designates the SCP as relatively positive
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