From unconditional support to unhappiness and even a death threat, men and women from 11 different countries have revealed how they would react if they discovered their offspring was gay.

The 17 interviewees, who range in age, were captured on video answering the question, 'What would you do if your child was gay?', as part of a study on global attitudes toward homosexuality.

While the majority of the respondents - 13 - said they would accept their child's sexual orientation, others declared they would feel 'very upset' because being homosexual is 'against natural law.'

One woman from Azerbaijan revealed she would take her son to the doctor's to 'see why he is gay - and another woman from the United Arab Emirates even said she would 'kill' her offspring.

'It's not a decision he makes': This woman, from Australia, was among 17 people who were asked, 'What would you do if your child was gay?', as part of a video study on global attitudes toward homosexuality

'I will kill him': This woman from the United Arab Emirates said she would 'kill' her son if he turned out to be gay. A man who is off-screen and apparently the woman's companion, adds: 'It's against natural law'

'I'd support them': The third interviewee, an Australian man (left) in his thirties, said: 'I don't have a problem with that so I think i would just try to find out how my kid was feeling about that and support my child'

Remarkably, nearly all of the interviewees who referred to a specific gender used 'he', not 'she'.

The first respondent in the video study, carried out by Culture Beats, was a young Australian women, who said: 'Well, you can't do anything about it because it is not a decision he makes.'

She continued: 'He was born with this kind of... er... orientation.

'So the only thing you can do is accept and support him.'

The United Arab Emirates woman was the next to appear.

When asked, 'What would you do if your child was gay?', she simply replied: 'I will kill him.'

She was then asked why she would kill her child - at which point a man who is off-screen and apparently a companion of the woman, declared: 'It's against natural law.'

The woman agreed, 'Yeah,' and pulled a face.

The third interviewee, an Australian man who looks to be in his thirties, said: 'I don't have a problem with that so I think i would just try to find out how my kid was feeling about that and support my child.'

Loving: This girl (left) from Norway also agreed she 'would support him or her' and tell them she loved them

'No difference': This middle-aged Irish man admitted: 'I'd like to understand how he feels.' His wife quickly interrupted: 'Or she.' The man continued: 'It's still your child. What his sexual orientation is is no different'

Opposing views: The woman on the left, from Georgia, said: 'You cannot change him... Let him live his life.' However, her friend, right, from Azerbaijan admitted that she would be 'very upset' if her child was gay

A girl from Norway also agreed she 'would support him or her' and tell them she loved them.

Next, a middle-aged man from Ireland admitted: 'I'd like to understand how he feels.'

His wife quickly interrupted: 'Or she.'

The man continued: 'It's still your child. What his sexual orientation is is no different. I would wish that he could find happiness, whether he is gay or straight. You know we have passed the gay law?

'That gay people can marry now. In our country. I'm very proud of that...

'People in our country have equal rights.'

(Ireland became the first ever country to introduce gay marriage by popular vote in May).

The interviewer then asked a couple of female friends what they would do if their child was gay.

One, a middle-aged woman from Georgia, said: 'You cannot change him... Let him live his life.'

Honest response: Next, this woman from Turkey said if she found out her child was homosexual, she would initially 'think about it', saying: 'I would feel bad at the first time because you think everyone is the same'

Religious: This young girl from Russia responded: 'I will not do anything. I think God said that we can't judge'

Struggle: However, an Iranian man immediately admitted he would 'probably be sad' if his child was gay. 'I want my boy to have a wife and my girl to have a man but, maybe I would accept it in the end'

But her friend from Azerbaijan admitted that she would be 'very upset, personally'.

She added: 'I would try to consult a doctor about it, to see why he is gay, to see what brought him to be gay, his hormones? then it is from god, if it is because of society then I would try to help him.'

Next, a woman from Turkey said if she discovered her child was homosexual, she would initially 'think about it', saying: 'I would feel bad at the first time because you think everyone is the same.'

But she added: 'Later, I would accept it.'

A young girl from Russia was then interviewed.

She responded: 'I will not do anything. I think God said that we can't judge.'

However, an Iranian man immediately admitted he would 'probably be sad' if his child was gay.

'I want my boy to have a wife and my girl to have a man but, maybe I would accept it in the end, you cannot get rid of your children but I would not be happy,' he told the interviewer.

'It doesn't matter': One of the last interviewees (above), from Denmark, responded: 'It doesn't matter to me'

Happy: A middle-aged couple from the same country agreed that their child being homosexual would be 'ok'

'If that's how they are then that's good': This British man and woman also said they would support their child

One of the last interviewees was a young man from Denmark, who said: 'It doesn't matter to me.'

A middle-aged couple from the same country agreed: 'It's ok.'

The final two respondents, a man and woman from the UK, also said they would support their child.

When asked what his reaction would be if he found out his offspring was homosexual, the man responded: 'Good', while the woman said: ''Everybody should be able to do what they want.'

She added: 'If that's how they are then that's good, that's fine. '

The footage of the interviewees' varying responses was later posted to YouTube by Culture Beats.

It has so far been viewed more than a staggering 52,000 times.