Same-sex civil and political rights vary across the globe. The Global West primarily allows for full legal or constitutional protection of same-sex marriage. Generally speaking, Africa and Asia provide less legal or constitutional protections. On the far end of the spectrum, much of the Middle East and North Africa, in majority Islamic countries, criminalizes same-sex activities. Individual views on same-sex marriage correlate with official governmental positions. In contrast, countries like Malaysia have a 16 percent approval rating.
In the period from global acceptance of LGBTQ has risen gradually, with re- gional variants in the level of acceptance. Globally, youth are more willing to accept homosexuality as part of society than older generations.
The largest generation gap occurs in East Asia with South Korea recording a point difference, and Japan recording a point difference between the youngest and oldest generations.
Sign up to stay updated with developments in the State of the Great Commission report and the Lausanne Movement. Regional Variance Same-sex civil and political rights vary across the globe. Same-sex marriage legal protection varies along regional lines. Acceptance In the period from global acceptance of LGBTQ has risen gradually, with re- gional variants in the level of acceptance.
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