<p>The report, compiled by the National Opinion Research Centre at the University of Chicago, examined general trends in over 30 countries regarding their attitudes towards homosexuality.<br /><br />Approval of homosexuality increased in 27 countries and decreased in only four: Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Latvia and Russia, the study noted.The growth in approval ratings was stronger than the decline.<br /><br />The study rated the top five most tolerant countries regarding homosexuality as the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, and Belgium, according to the survey.<br />The bottom half of the list consisted of seven ex-socialist states, East Asian nations, Latin American countries and Cyprus, South Africa, and Turkey.<br /><br />In Russia, 59 per cent of the population felt that homosexual behaviour was wrong in 1991 compared with 64 per cent in 2008, the study showed.<br /><br />In Russia, Moscow police yesterday detained three global gay rights leaders and dozens of Russians in a violent end to a rally that activists tried to stage near the Kremlin wall despite a ban.<br /><br />The small crowd of young marchers was attacked by members of an ultra-Orthodox group who had successfully lobbied Moscow to ban the event.</p>
<p>The report, compiled by the National Opinion Research Centre at the University of Chicago, examined general trends in over 30 countries regarding their attitudes towards homosexuality.<br /><br />Approval of homosexuality increased in 27 countries and decreased in only four: Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Latvia and Russia, the study noted.The growth in approval ratings was stronger than the decline.<br /><br />The study rated the top five most tolerant countries regarding homosexuality as the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, and Belgium, according to the survey.<br />The bottom half of the list consisted of seven ex-socialist states, East Asian nations, Latin American countries and Cyprus, South Africa, and Turkey.<br /><br />In Russia, 59 per cent of the population felt that homosexual behaviour was wrong in 1991 compared with 64 per cent in 2008, the study showed.<br /><br />In Russia, Moscow police yesterday detained three global gay rights leaders and dozens of Russians in a violent end to a rally that activists tried to stage near the Kremlin wall despite a ban.<br /><br />The small crowd of young marchers was attacked by members of an ultra-Orthodox group who had successfully lobbied Moscow to ban the event.</p>