Archive 2003 - Survey

Complete results of the poll - French only (PDF)

A hockey player would not be welcome in a professional team, according to 61% of Québécois surveyed.

During the first National Day Against Homophobia on June 4th 2003, The Fondation Émergence, which organized the event, made public the results of a Léger Marketing poll regarding Québécois’ perception of homophobia. This telephone survey was conducted April 23rd to 27th 2003. Its margin of error was ± 3,4 %, 19 times out of 20.

Same-sex people kissing

If mentalities have greatly evolved over the years, seeing two men kissing on the lips still provokes serious uneasiness among 60% of those interviewed, while 53% had the same reaction witnessing two women kissing on the lips.

Homophobia and hockey players

You may remember the promotional campaign posters designed for the National Day Against Homophobia where two young brides were kissing each other on the lips, and two hockey players, who appeared to be in love, were doing the same. The Léger Marketing survey asked its participants their opinion as to how the members of a professional hockey team would react to learning that one of their own was gay. Sixty-one percent thought he would not be welcome in the team while only 29% thought he would be. Ten percent refused to answer the question.

In other related results:

• 54% believed that a heterosexual male would be uncomfortable if examined by a homosexual physician. This figure drops to 35% for women in a comparable situation with a lesbian doctor.
• 30% were disturbed by the idea that a primary or secondary school boy could have a homosexual teacher, but 69% had no problem with it.
• a majority of those interviewed, 68% to 27%, have never witnessed hostile behaviour toward homosexual persons.