Arumugam Geetha, K Ramasamy Raja, B V Divya, Vignesh Nawin J, S Muthukumaran
Community Medicine, Karpagam Faculty of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, IND.
Cureus. 2024 Apr 29;16(4):e59315. doi: 10.7759/cureus.59315. eCollection 2024 Apr.
Acceptance of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) community among the public varies greatly depending on cultural and social factors. The present study estimated homosexuality acceptance and the factors influencing its recognition among the general population in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
This cross-sectional study was performed among people residing in urban and rural field practice areas of a tertiary care hospital in Coimbatore. Using a multistage random sampling method, people over 18 years of age were selected. A total of 670 individuals participated, and data was obtained. Data on sociodemographic characteristics and homosexuality acceptance were collected using the Homosexuality Attitude Scale.
Overall, homosexuality acceptance was 61% among the community. Homosexuality acceptance was significantly associated with age (p<0.001), residence (p=0.014), marital status (p<0.001), religion (p<0.001), education (p=0.001), and occupation (p<0.001).
Overall acceptance was better among young participants as compared to the elders. Thus, our study highlights the need for a shift in perspective among the older generation, which may significantly improve their overall acceptance of homosexuality.
公众对女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别者和酷儿/疑问者（LGBTQ）群体的接受程度因文化和社会因素而有很大差异。本研究估计了印度泰米尔纳德邦哥印拜陀市普通人群对同性恋的接受程度及其认知的影响因素。
本横断面研究在哥印拜陀市一家三级护理医院的城乡实地实践区域居住的人群中进行。采用多阶段随机抽样方法，选取18岁以上的人群。共有670人参与并获取了数据。使用同性恋态度量表收集社会人口学特征和对同性恋接受程度的数据。
总体而言，该社区对同性恋的接受率为61%。对同性恋的接受程度与年龄（p<0.001）、居住地区（p=0.014）、婚姻状况（p<0.001）、宗教信仰（p<0.001）、教育程度（p=0.001）和职业（p<0.001）显著相关。
与年长者相比，年轻参与者的总体接受度更高。因此，我们的研究强调了老一辈观念转变的必要性，这可能会显著提高他们对同性恋的总体接受度。
