Poll: Russians for 25 years have been worse attitude to homosexuality – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, February 12 -. RIA Novosti The rejection of homosexual relations in Russian society for 25 years has increased from 71% to 81%, according to the poll of All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center

Tolerance to same-sex relations are showing 12% (in 1991 – 15%), significantly more often young people (25%), residents of Moscow and St. Petersburg (21%)

in addition, the majority of respondents still. condemn adultery: 67% in 1991 and 71% in 2016. Slightly increased the number of those who condescendingly refers to premarital intimate relations – from 67% during the restructuring to 74% today

do not accept premarital sex became less:. From 26% to 19% of all respondents. VTsIOM singled out a group of people that are configured most radical: it widowers (38%), retirement age people (39%), rural residents (25%)

“The Russian traditionalism has its own specifics It is less tied to the outside.. . standards than, for example, in a number of countries of the East is therefore the conviction to change or homosexuality is quite compatible with liberal acceptance of premarital relations … for this type of crop is also characteristic of the lack of clear boundaries between the social and the more fundamental biological norm: here is the strong rejection of homosexuality in the absence of legal , and cultural restrictions, “-. said communications director of VTsIOM Alexey Firsov

The initiative Russian opinion poll was timed for Valentine’s Day, held February 6-7. 1600 respondents were interviewed at 130 sampling points in 46 regions of Russia. The statistical error does not exceed 3,5%.