New Poll Finds Most Brits Would Be Comfortable with a Gay Monarch

A new poll from Sky Data has found that three out of five people in the UK would be comfortable with a gay monarch.

According to the poll, 63% of Brits would not mind an LGB monarch. The poll also found 77% were comfortable with a gay boss, 68% were comfortable with LGB prime minister, while only 60% were okay with having an LGB child – 27% said they were uncomfortable and 13% said they did not know.

Clinical psychologist Dr Michael Yates said those who had a relationship with a gay person were more likely to be more accepting of a gay person in a position of authority.

"The idea of having a gay boss or a gay prime minister may be less threatening as our relationships to these individuals are more distant and based on professional or public interactions,” he said.

"The idea of a child being gay - although not seen through the lens of complete rejection and outrage it once was - is still in many ways considered a second choice,” he added.

"Visibility of sexual difference in many walks of life has increased and LGBT+ individuals and their allies have been able to dispel stereotypes that denigrate homosexuality and gender differences."

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