How Ukrainians' Attitude Towards the LGBT Community Has Changed: Research Results.

The Attitude of Ukrainian Society Towards LGBT People Is Improving - Research

According to the research conducted by the human rights center 'Our World', most of Ukrainian society views LGBT people neutrally or positively.

According to data from the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, 70.4% of Ukrainians believe that LGBT people should have the same rights as all other citizens of Ukraine. This figure is 3.1% higher than in 2023 and 6.7% higher than in 2022. Even among those who generally have a negative attitude towards LGBT, more than half (51%) support their rights to equality.

28.7% of respondents support the establishment of registered civil partnerships for same-sex couples, 25.6% remain indifferent, while 35.7% reacted negatively. According to the report, most Ukrainians do not oppose civil partnerships for same-sex couples, and the gap in opinions has decreased from 18.3% in 2022 to 7% in 2024.

According to the survey results, most respondents (69%) feel comfortable interacting with same-sex couples. Regarding representatives of the LGBTQ+ community, 61% feel comfortable, while 36% do not.

Additionally, 31% of respondents state that members of the LGBTQ+ community should be accepted by society, and 39% somewhat agree with this. It was noted that the highest level of acceptance is observed in Kyiv (84%), while the lowest is in western Ukraine (63%).

Ukrainian churches that are part of the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations rarely engage with LGBT issues in their public activities but have an influence on lawmakers who block any decisions supporting LGBT rights.

Deputy Mariyana Bezuhla expressed her views on LGBT people, calling them individuals with psycho-physiological deviations. She claims that she is not against them, but considers them a 'deviation from the norm'. She also expressed the opinion that homosexual individuals might not desire to have children and may exit natural selection.

The situation surrounding the ban of a lecture by Serhiy Chaplyhin at the Kyiv-Mohyla Business School due to his 'inappropriate' views on the LGBTQ+ community caused significant outrage.