Dutch gays widely accepted, but not in immigrant community
Amsterdam- Dutch gays and lesbians enjoy greater acceptance in society at large and more rights under the law than almost anywhere else. Since 2001, they have been allowed to marry, and the law specifically provides for same-sex couples to adopt children.
Only around 6 per cent of the Dutch would object to a gay neighbour, compared to 14 per cent in Germany, 55 per cent in Poland and 66 per cent in Ukraine, according to figures compiled some six years ago by the state-funded Social and Cultural Planning Office (SCP). A new survey by the SCP published earlier this month shows that less than a quarter of the population - 22 per cent - is against same-sex marriage, with many of these from the ranks of the strongly religious.
Among the country’s roughly 1 million Muslims, the picture is, however, starkly different. Some 55 per cent of Turks and 48 per cent of Moroccans reject same-sex partnerships. […]
Read full article: DPA, the Raw story, 30 November 2006
