17 ΜΑΪΟΥ. ΠΑΓΚΟΣΜΙΑ ΗΜΕΡΑ ΚΑΤΑ ΤΗΣ ΟΜΟΦΥΛΟΦΟΒΙΑΣ: ΚΥΠΡΟΣ

80% of Greek Cypriots think homosexuality is wrong

A strong 80% of Greek Cypriots think homosexual relationships are wrong, and more than half feel uncomfortable around gay people, a state-commissioned survey has found.
The survey, made public today, revealed that same sex relations were mostly opposed by elderly people living in rural areas.
Almost eight in 10 of those surveyed said they disagreed with gay couples adopting or raising children, and 76% opposed gay marriages in Cyprus.
Homosexuality was a crime in Cyprus until 1998, when it was decriminalised after a gay activist won his battle at the European Court of Human Rights, which condemned Cyprus over its poor treatment of homosexuals.
The survey interviewed 500 adults January 5-22 on behalf of the Ombudsman’s office and was conducted across the Republic of Cyprus by the Cyprus College research centre.
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(Αναδημοσίευση από το site του Irish Examiner 06/05/2006 )