LGBT Acceptance

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Global Acceptance Index

Source: Social Acceptance of LGBT People in 174 Countries publication from the UCLA School of Law Williams Institute

Key Indicators (by correlation):

GAI 2017
Global Index on Legal Recognition of Homosexual Orientation (GIRRHO)
Franklin and Marshall Global Barometer of Gay Rights (F&M GBGR) Letter Grade
Franklin and Marshall Global Barometer of Gay Rights (F&M GBGR) Score
Freedom of the Press
Rule of Law

World

### Africa

Asia

Europe

North America

South America

Our Countries

Most Accepting

# A tibble: 175 x 4
   country     continent       gai  year
   <chr>       <chr>         <dbl> <dbl>
 1 Iceland     Europe          8.9  2017
 2 Netherlands Europe          8.6  2017
 3 Canada      North America   8.2  2017
 4 Norway      Europe          8.2  2017
 5 Spain       Europe          8.1  2017
 6 Belgium     Europe          7.9  2017
 7 Denmark     Europe          7.9  2017
 8 Ireland     Europe          7.9  2017
 9 Sweden      Europe          7.9  2017
10 Nepal       Asia            7.8  2017
# ... with 165 more rows

Least Accepting

# A tibble: 175 x 4
   country           continent   gai  year
   <chr>             <chr>     <dbl> <dbl>
 1 Tajikistan        Asia        1.6  2017
 2 Azerbaijan        Asia        1.7  2017
 3 Senegal           Africa      1.7  2017
 4 Somalia           Africa      1.8  2017
 5 Ethiopia          Africa      2.1  2017
 6 Armenia           Asia        2.2  2017
 7 Egypt             Africa      2.2  2017
 8 Nagorno- Karabakh <NA>        2.2  2017
 9 Malawi            Africa      2.3  2017
10 Iran              Asia        2.4  2017
# ... with 165 more rows

Largest Increases

# A tibble: 10 x 7
   country     continent     gai.x year.x gai.y year.y change_in_gai
   <chr>       <chr>         <dbl>  <dbl> <dbl>  <dbl>         <dbl>
 1 Nepal       Asia            4.8   2003   7.8   2017          3   
 2 Iceland     Europe          6.3   2003   8.9   2017          2.6 
 3 Puerto Rico North America   4.9   2003   7.4   2017          2.5 
 4 Malta       Europe          5.2   2003   7.6   2017          2.40
 5 Canada      North America   5.9   2003   8.2   2017          2.30
 6 Ireland     Europe          5.7   2003   7.9   2017          2.2 
 7 Spain       Europe          6     2003   8.1   2017          2.10
 8 UK          Europe          5.7   2003   7.7   2017          2   
 9 Norway      Europe          6.2   2003   8.2   2017          2.00
10 Belgium     Europe          6     2003   7.9   2017          1.9

Largest Decreases

# A tibble: 10 x 7
   country     continent gai.x year.x gai.y year.y change_in_gai
   <chr>       <chr>     <dbl>  <dbl> <dbl>  <dbl>         <dbl>
 1 Senegal     Africa      3.8   2003   1.7   2017         -2.10
 2 Afghanistan Asia        4.8   2003   2.7   2017         -2.10
 3 Azerbaijan  Asia        3.7   2003   1.7   2017         -2   
 4 Armenia     Asia        4.1   2003   2.2   2017         -1.90
 5 Tajikistan  Asia        3.4   2003   1.6   2017         -1.8 
 6 Macedonia   Europe      4.7   2003   3     2017         -1.7 
 7 Malawi      Africa      4     2003   2.3   2017         -1.7 
 8 Ethiopia    Africa      3.8   2003   2.1   2017         -1.70
 9 Iran        Asia        4.1   2003   2.4   2017         -1.70
10 Sri Lanka   Asia        4.1   2003   2.4   2017         -1.70

Data

Orientation Education

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USA Legislation

Suicidal Ideation

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Sucide Ideation by Gender

"Sexual minority participants were at greater risk of suicidality and self-injury than heterosexuals, after adjusting for age and other covariates, with patterns of risk differing by sexual orientation and gender. Compared with their heterosexual counterparts, gay men, but not bisexual men, were more likely to report suicidal ideation (odds ratio=3.05, 95% confidence interval=[1.65, 5.60]) and suicide attempts (odds ratio=4.16, confidence interval=[2.18, 7.93]). Bisexual women, but not lesbian women, were more likely to report suicidal ideation (odds ratio=4.40, confidence interval=[3.00, 6.37]) and suicide attempts (odds ratio=4.46, confidence interval=[2.41, 8.24]). Neither bisexual nor gay men were more likely than heterosexual men to report self-injury. However, bisexual women, but not lesbian women, were more likely than heterosexual women to report self-injury (odds ratio=19.59, confidence interval=[9.05, 42.40]). Overall, bisexual females were at greatest risk of suicidality and self-injury.

Swannell, S., Martin, G., & Page, A. (2016). Suicidal ideation, suicide attempts and non-suicidal self-injury among lesbian, gay, bisexual and heterosexual adults: Findings from an Australian national study. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 50(2), 145–153. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004867415615949

Klein Grid

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Premise

Authors from HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center, University of California, San Diego
Input: Klein Grid
Output: clusters (and number of clusters) for categorization

Weinrich, James D et al. “Cluster Analysis of the Klein Sexual Orientation Grid in Clinical and Nonclinical Samples: When Bisexuality Is Not Bisexuality.” Journal of bisexuality vol. 14,3-4 (2014): 349-372. doi:10.1080/15299716.2014.938398

Kinsey Scale

1948

Klein Grid

1978

Clustered Men

Clustered Women

Conclusions

“the bisexual clusters tended to vary much more in their Present Attractions, Behaviors, and Fantasies than the heterosexual or homosexual clusters”
“it seems that bisexuality can indeed be thought of as a continuum. Though we found two female and three male bisexual groups through cluster analysis, the higher variability in the bisexual groups shows that individual bisexuals do not neatly fit into an ideal pattern of discrete groups.”