MONTREAL 鈥� A new study shows a sharp rise in anti-LGBTQ+ attitudes among Quebec high school students.
GRIS-Montr茅al, an LGBTQ+ advocacy group, released its findings today based on data collected from 35,000 questionnaires completed by students across several Quebec regions.
The number of respondents who said they would be uncomfortable to learn their best friend is a lesbian doubled to 34 per cent in 2024 from 15 per cent in 2017.
And more than 40 per cent said they would be uncomfortable to learn their best friend is gay, up from 25 per cent over the same period.
GRIS-Montr茅al, which runs workshops on sexual and gender diversity in the province鈥檚 schools, says intolerant attitudes were expressed by youth of all age, gender, faith and geographic locations.
Gabrielle Richard, GRIS-Montr茅al research director, suggests anti-LGBTQ+ perspectives among youth are amplified by social media, which can promote polarization and certain masculinist ideas.
This report by The 91原创 Press was first published Jan. 16, 2025.
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