More than 70% of South Africans feel same-sex activity is immoral
MORE than 50% of all South Africans believe that homosexual people should have the same human rights as other citizens‚ despite more than 70% feeling that same-sex sexual activity is ‘morally wrong’.This is according to a new and first-of-its-kind survey that describes South Africans as "progressive prudes" in their attitudes towards homosexuality and gender nonconformity.The survey was commissioned by the Other Foundation and was carried out by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), who interviewed more than 3‚000 South Africans for the report.READ THIS: Ndungane supports calls to ban homophobic pastor Steven Anderson from SA"There is a general belief that people in Africa are deeply homophobic and unaccepting of gender diversities‚" the CEO of the Other Foundation Neville Gabriel in a statement. But‚ Gabriel said‚ up to now there had been very little data to back up this belief."The data is essential to craft our own African narrative about the lived realities of homosexual ...
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