Same-sex marriage is an active legal and social issue across South, Southeast and East Asia. A recent Pew Research Center survey shows how people in 12 countries in Asia feel about legalizing same-sex marriage.
A median of 49% of adults in those countries in Asia say they at least somewhat favor allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally, while another 43% say they oppose legal same-sex marriage.
Although Japan does not legally recognize same-sex couples, views toward same-sex marriage are most favorable, where 68% say they at least somewhat favor allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally.
In Vietnam, views on legalizing same-sex marriage are similarly positive, 65% of adults support it. 58% in Hong Kong and 57% in Cambodia also favor legal same-sex marriage.
Same-sex marriage was an issue on Thailand’s campaign trail this year. 60% adults there favor allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally, while 32% oppose it.
In India, where the Supreme Court recently rejected a petition to legalize same-sex marriage, about 53% of adults say they favor allowing gays and lesbians to marry, while 43% oppose it.
In Singapore, no clear majority favors (45%) or opposes (51%) same-sex marriage. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Singapore, and its parliament amended the constitution last year to prevent legal challenges to the definition of marriage.
And in Taiwan, roughly equal shares say they support (45%) and oppose (43%) same-sex marriage. Taiwan is the only place in Asia where same-sex marriage is legal.
In South Korea, a slight majority 56% say they oppose legal same-sex marriage, while 41% favor it.
In the rest of analyzed places in Asia, majorities oppose legal same-sex marriage. In Indonesia, 92% say they oppose it, including 88% who strongly oppose it. Large majorities in Malaysia (82%) and Sri Lanka (69%) also oppose it.
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