Study Of Knowledge About LGBTQ+ & Attitude Towards LGBTQ+ In Adult Indian Population

Abstract

The study was conducted on 185 Indian subjects using convenient sampling method to find out the relation between people's knowledge about LGBTQ+ and their attitude towards LGBTQ+. A significant correlation was found between the knowledge about and the attitude of 185 individuals towards LGBTQ+ (p<0.01). A significant difference was found between the males (N=61) and the females (N=122) in the knowledge about and the attitude towards LGBTQ+ (p<0.01). No significant difference was found between the rural (N=21) and the urban population (N=164) in the knowledge about LGBTQ+ (p<0.05), but a significant difference was found between the rural (N=21) and urban population (N=164) in the attitude towards LGBTQ+. No significant difference was found among the following age groups: (1) >=18 years but <=20 years (N=80), (2) >20 years but <=35 years (N=74) and (3) >35 years but <=58 years (N=31) in the knowledge about and the attitude towards LGBTQ+. A significant difference was found between the heterosexuals (N=145) and the people belonging to the LGBTQ+ community (N=40) in the knowledge about LGBTQ+(p<0.05), but, no significant difference was found between the heterosexuals (N=145) and the people belonging to the LGBTQ+ community (N=40) in the attitude towards LGBTQ+. A significant difference was found between unmarried (N=145) and married people (N=39) in the knowledge about LGBTQ+ (p<0.05), but no significant difference was found between unmarried (N=145) and married people (N=39) in the attitude towards LGBTQ+. No significant difference was found between the people belonging to the general category (N=138) and the people belonging to other categories (N=47) in the knowledge about LGBTQ+ but a significant difference was found between the people belonging to the general category (N=138) and the people belonging to other categories (N=47) in the attitude towards LGBTQ+ (p<0.05). No significant difference was found between the people living in nuclear (N=126) and joint families (N=59) in the knowledge about LGBTQ+ but a significant difference was found between the people living in nuclear (N=126) and joint families (N=59) in the attitude towards LGBTQ+ (p<0.05). No significant difference was found between the 12^th pass (N=67) and graduates and above (N=114) in the knowledge about the attitude towards LGBTQ+.