EU LGBT Survey results
Fundamental Rights Agency LGBT Survey
May 2013
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has published the findings from its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) survey, the EU’s largest LGBT hate crime and discrimination survey ever conducted. Over 93,000 LGBT people from all 27 EU Member States and Croatia completed the survey.
Respondents were asked about their experiences of discrimination, violence and harassment at work,in education, healthcare, social services and in public places such as cafes and restaurants, banks and shops. The questions drew on rights protected under EU law and other international standards.
The questionnaire also asked respondents about key elements of their daily lives, including their assessment of the public attitudes towards LGBT people, the visibility of LGBT people in public life and negative reactions from the general public. Transgender people were also asked specific questions on access to transgender specific healthcare and their experiences in changing the gender marker in official documents.
The findings show that many LGBT people cannot be themselves in their daily lives. Many hide their identity and live in isolation or even fear. Others experience discrimination and even violence.
Some headline figures:
- 32% of all respondents felt discriminated against in the last 12 months in areas other than employment because of being LGBT;
- 26% of all respondents had been attacked or threatened with violence at home or elsewhere in the last five years;
- 2% of respondents who said that they were victims of hate-motivated violence in the past 12 months reported the crime to a state or national institution such as an Equality Body;
- 29% of people in the UK said assaults and harassment against lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender people are fairly widespread.
I was physically attacked during a party against homophobia in a public space, by three men, possibly members of a racist group. The attack resulted in many wounds on my face and nose, as well as destruction and tearing apart of my clothes. I did not report because I thought this would not bring any result,” said one Greek gay man, aged 18.
View the survey in full including a breakdown by country here:
Last Updated: 20 May 2013