Homosexuality In India – The Invisible Conflict

they know but they are not their kins). To this responses are 49% favoured, 41% opposed and 10% were
Neutral.
B. Respondents attitude about Homosexuality in Close relatives
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
B. Close Relatives Homosexuality
Favour Oppose Neutral
R esp o nses
:
Fig. B. shows that 30% of the respondents favoured, 65% opposed and 5% were neutral about Close
Relative Homosexual marriages (that is Homosexual marriages among their Brother’s, Sister and other
very close relatives).
Taking fig. A and B that is acceptance of homosexual marriages of community member and kinsmen, the
acceptance rate of homosexuality between close relatives is less. That is homosexual relation of Brother’s,
Sister’s and other close relative was opposed by 60% of the respondents as compared to community
members where the response rate for opposition was only 41%.
C. Respondents Preference for Homosexual Marriages for Oneself when Illegal
%
C . H o m o se xu ality F o r Onese lf W h en
Illeg al
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
Y es No
Re sp on se s
Fig. C suggests that only 2% of the respondents preferred homosexual marriages for oneself even when
illegal whereas 98% strongly rejected the possibility of homosexual marriages or such types of acts which