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https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/homophobic-attitudes-have-fallen-in-western-europe-and-the-united-states

It might sound odd today to ask whether someone else’s sexuality is justified. But that’s how the long-running World Values Survey phrased it when they began decades ago. Keeping the phrasing consistent helps show how attitudes have changed, but the fact that it may sound outdated now is, in itself, a reflection of how much has changed.

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[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 27 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Followed by an incredibly sharp rise in the years immediately following where this chart stopped.

Sadly, I'll be surprised if this half-joke is at all wrong,

[–] SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Well, there was one homophobic voice cut short lately at least.

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 2 points 3 months ago

Sadly, I'll bet the martyr effect will just amplify his voice.

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

People dont just suddenly decide to hate gay people in 2023+.

[–] Berengaria_of_Navarre@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Cool, now let's see the same chart for transphobia.

[–] OhmsLawn@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Since '84? How is that news?

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

The eternal basedness of the Dutch mind

[–] Willy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

how is that question answered on a scale of 1-10?

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"How much do you like homosexuals? 1 for 'seething hatred,' 10 for 'I am gay myself.'"

[–] Willy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

that would be a question that makes question sense. that is not what they asked.

poles often have questions they think make sense that don't unfortunately. if I didn't always try to duck up poles anyway….

[–] fauxerious@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

so you're telling me there's a third of a chance that any MF I run into hates my guts