Brexiteers and Remaineers apparently have very different views about homosexuality (Picture: Getty Images)

Around 60% of Brexit voters think gay sex is unnatural, according to a new poll.

That was more than double the amount of Remainers who thought the same, according to the study commissioned by PinkNews to mark 50 years since homosexuality was partially decriminalised in the UK.

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The poll revealed 59% of people who voted to leave the European Union thought homosexuality was unnatural compared to 25% who voted to stay.

Approximately 68% of Brexit voters also expressed an opinion children should not be taught about gay relationships in primary school, compared to 29% of Remainers.


Half of Leave voters did not approve of gay men becoming parents, compared to 78% of Remain voters who were generally in favour.



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Members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community take part in the annual Pride Parade in London (Picture: AFP/Getty Images)

Pink News chief executive Benjamin Cohen said: ‘It has long been suggested that Brexit supporters would be likely to be anti-LGBT rights but now we know that there is a potential correlation with voting for Brexit and opposing gay rights.’

The poll from the LGBT news organisation also revealed how the wider population in the UK felt about homosexuality.

In total 42% of the respondents did not think gay sex was natural and nearly half believed primary school children, aged five to 11, should not be taught about gay relationships in school.

More than 36 % generally disapproved of gay men becoming parents via surrogacy or adoption.

There were also differences among Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrats in regards to teaching youngsters about gay relationships.

The majority of Tory voters in 2017 (69%) disapproved whereas most Labour (70%) and Lib De (74%) approved.

Mr Cohen added: ‘It is depressing that 50 years on from the Sexual Offences Act that so many people still think that gay sex is unnatural, and that a third oppose gay couples having children.

‘It is gratifying though to know that for younger people, gay relationships are considered perfectly natural and they strongly support gay parents and teaching young people about gay relationships.’

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