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Gay prejudice level still high in Warsaw

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Peter Gentle 12.08.2013 08:00
A majority of residents in Poland's capital city would not leave their child in the care of a homosexual, finds a new survey commissioned by Warsaw Town Hall.

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The opinion poll by the CBOS institute found that Varsovians are more prejudiced towards homosexuals than any other social minority.

Fifty seven percent of respondents said they would not leave their child in the care of a homosexual, though one-in-three said they would.

Sixty seven percent told the pollsters, however, that they would not mind their doctor being gay – though one-in-three did have a problem with having a homosexual medic - 71 percent had nothing against having a gay boss and four out of five respondents had nothing against having a gay neighbour.

Warsaw respondents were more accepting of people of another colour, with 77 percent saying they would leave their children with someone who was not white.

One-in-five said they would not accept a black babysitter, however.

Ninety five percent said they would not mind having a black person living next door to them, 92 percent said they would not mind having a black doctor and 89 percent had nothing against having a person of colour as their boss.

The opinion poll was taken between 9 May and 3 June this year from a sample of 1,100 residents in the capital over the age of 14. (pg)

source: PAP

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