Updated: Pew: Globally, nations split on homosexuality

Americans are divided over the issue of homosexuality, and the world is too, according to a new Pew study that examines attitudes about same-sex behavior in 39 countries.

Majorities of adults in the United States, Canada, most of Europe and Latin America say society should accept homosexuality, while majorities of adults in African countries, the Middle East, Russia and much of Asia say it should not. The report was based on telephone and face-to-face interviews with 37,653 respondents.

In the United States, adults say by a margin of 60-33 percent that society should accept homosexuality, while in Canada it is 80-14 percent. Those two are among the three countries that have seen support for homosexuality grow by double digits since 2007, when 49 percent of those in the U.S. (11-point difference) and 70 percent in Canada (10-point difference) expressed positive attitudes about homosexuality.

For most of the world, attitudes about homosexuality have been relatively stable since 2007.

Following is a look at the 39 countries, by region.... Read more

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