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Acceptance of homosexuality in India

Public opinion data from India and 9 subregions (1994-2019)

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Select State and Territory from the table below to compare trends over time. (Data averaged across multiple surveys per year.)

Year	Title / Question	Support/Against	Source
2019	"Should society accept homosexuality?"	37% 37%	Pew Research Center
2014	Justifiability of homosexuality	2% 80%	World Values Survey
2009	Justifiability of homosexuality	10% 48%	World Values Survey
2007	Views on homosexuality	10% 81%	Pew Research Center
2004	Justifiability of homosexuality	13% 53%	World Values Survey
1999	Justifiability of homosexuality	2% 80%	World Values Survey
1994	Justifiability of homosexuality	1% 92%	World Values Survey

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State and Territory	Response Breakdown	Year	Source
Bihar	39% 55%	2017	APU and Lok Niti	View
Rajasthan	37% 36%	2017	APU and Lok Niti	View
Madhya Pradesh	31% 45%	2017	APU and Lok Niti	View
Maharashtra	29% 38%	2017	APU and Lok Niti	View
Chhattisgarh	28% 39%	2017	APU and Lok Niti	View
Jharkhand	28% 64%	2017	APU and Lok Niti	View
Telangāna	19% 47%	2017	APU and Lok Niti	View
Andhra Pradesh	12% 42%	2017	APU and Lok Niti	View