15 Gayest Countries in the World per Capita

2. Japan

Percentage of gay population: 7.6

Homosexuality has a long (documented) history in Japan. From priests in monasteries to samurais, many of them practiced homosexuality. Homosexuality in Japan became restricted only in the 19^th century during the Meiji Restoration in order to bring Japan closer to western trends. Even though Japan became quite closed to gays since then, it seems that LGBT acceptance is coming back to Japan’s old roots.

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