This statistic displays respondents views on the morality of homosexuality in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2015, listed by gender. 69 percent of female respondents perceived homosexuality to be morally acceptable, whereas 59 percent of male respondent made the same judgement.
Do you personally consider homosexuality to be morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Characteristic
Male
Female
Morally acceptable
59%
69%
Morally wrong
24%
11%
Depends/not sure
17%
19%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents59%59%24%24%17%17%69%69%11%11%19%19%MaleFemaleMorally acceptableMorally wrongDepends/not sure
0%20%40%60%80%
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Full question read as follows: "Regardless of whether it should be legal or not, do you personally consider homosexuality to be morally acceptable or morally wrong?"
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YouGov. (February 25, 2015). Do you personally consider homosexuality to be morally acceptable or morally wrong? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/591318/morality-of-homosexuality-in-united-kingdom-by-gender/
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YouGov. (2015). Do you personally consider homosexuality to be morally acceptable or morally wrong?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/591318/morality-of-homosexuality-in-united-kingdom-by-gender/
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