Attitudes Changing in Scotland

Good progress is being made in changing attitudes in Scotland, as views are moving steadily toward acceptance of GLBT people.


From PinkNews:


Results from the Scottish Social Attitudes Survey which show the country is becoming more accepting of the LGBT community were announced this morning.


The survey, conducted for the Scottish Government, found that the number of people who think same-sex relationships are always or mostly wrong has dropped 11% since 2002 to 30%.


65% of people who took part think Scotland should do everything it can to tackle all kinds of prejudice.


There has been an 8% drop in the number of people who think people of the same sex should not have the right to marry, to 21%, and a 7% drop in the number who think gay and lesbian people are not suitable to be primary school teachers, to 21%.


However, considerable prejudice remains, especially against transsexual people.


There's still work to be done, but progress is being made.