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Homosexuality

A substantial segment accepts homosexuality as a normal sexual practice

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Homosexuality
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  • 30 per cent accept homosexuality as a normal sexual practice
  • Lucknow scores the highest in both the acceptance and prevalence of homosexuality
  • 66 per cent never indulged in a homosexual act. 15 per cent experienced it at one time or the other

Homosexuality seems to be gaining acceptance—30 percent of the respondents accept it as a normal sexual practice. But 54 per cent of them are still reluctant to consider it natural. A substantive 16 per cent abstained from expressing any opinion which perhaps could be taken to mean that they do not approve of it.

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Experience of homosexuality centrewise
Delhi : 15%
Bombay : 15%
Calcutta : 12%
Madras : 11%
Ahmedabad : 15%
Cochin : 12%
Bangalore : 11%
Lucknow : 34%

Acceptance of homosexuality centrewise
Delhi : 35%
Bombay : 36%
Calcutta : 32%
Madras : 24%
Ahmedabad : 26%
Cochin : 20%
Bangalore : 22%
Lucknow : 46%

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