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How to treat a gay relative


We're back! THE STAR poll is here once again and dare we say, better than ever. We 'hit' the streets with all the juiciest questions about sex, obeah, music, religion and much more and now we're ready to give you the results. Prepare to be shocked and amused like never before.

Last time we asked our respondents if they thought homosexuality should be legalised. This time, we wanted to know how they would respond if they learnt that a family member was gay. We asked:

What would you do if you found out that a member of your family was a homosexual ... Would you ostracise the person, or would you try harder to be supportive of the person, or would you not change your opinion or behaviour towards the person?

Here's what we found out :

Ostracise the person 48% (484)

Be supportive 18% (181)

No change in opinion 24% (242)

Don't know 10% (101)

Most of the respondents said they would alienate any family member who they learnt was gay. This however, was not an overwhelming majority, as many would expect. The second-largest number of respondents said they would not change their opinion of a relative they found out was gay, while 18 per cent said they would be supportive of a gay relative.

The poll was conducted from January 28-29 by Johnson Survey Research Limited.

Sample size: 1,008 residents.


484

181

242

101

 
May 5, 2008
 

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