Evidence Exchange of LGB&T Statistics
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Only 3% of all respondents living in the EU said that same sex couples holding hands is 'very widespread' in their country, compared to 75% who said this of different sex couples.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
Only 1 in 5 of all respondents living in the EU were open about being LGBT to all of their work colleagues or schoolmates.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other, Employment, Education
Almost half of all respondents living in the EU were open about being LGBT to none or only a few of their family members.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
Three quarters of all respondents living in the EU, believed that discrimination based on a person's sexual orientation is widespread in their country of residence.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
Almost a third of all respondents living in the EU who had experienced an incident of violence in the previous 5 years, did not report the most serious incident to the police as they feared a homophobic or transphobic reaction from them.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
Crime:
Hate Crime
43% of all respondents living in the EU, who had experienced violence in the previous 5 years, did not report the most serious incident to the police, as they felt nothing would be done about their case.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
Crime:
Hate Crime
37% of all respondents living in the EU, who had experienced harassment in the previous five years, did not report the most serious incident to the police, as they felt nothing would be done about their case.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
A quarter of transgender respondents living in the EU, reported to the police the most serious incident of violence that happened to them partly or completely because they were perceived to be LGBT (within the last five years).
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
Crime:
Hate Crime
On average 22% of all respondents living in the EU who had experienced an incident of violence in part or completely because they were perceived to be LGBT, reported the most serious incident of this to the police.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
Crime:
Hate Crime
On average, 23% of gay male respondents living in the EU, reported to the police the most serious incident of violence they'd experienced in part or completely because they were perceived to be LGBT (within the last five years).
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
Crime:
Hate Crime
15% of bisexual women respondents living in the EU, reported to the police the most serious incident of violence that had happened to them partly or completely because they were perceived to be LGBT (within the last five years).
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
Crime:
Hate Crime
18% of bisexual male respondents living in the EU, reported to the police the most serious incident of violence that had happened to them partly or completely because they were perceived to be LGBT (within the last five years).
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
Crime:
Hate Crime
On average, 6% of all respondents living in the EU, reported to the police the most serious incident of harassment they'd experienced in part or completely because they were perceived to be LGBT (within the last five years).
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
Crime:
Hate Crime
8% of transgender respondents living in the EU, reported to the police the most serious incident of harassment that they'd experienced in part or completely because they were perceived to be LGBT (within the last five years).
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
Crime:
Hate Crime
6% of gay male respondents living in the EU, reported to the police the most serious incident of harassment that had happened partly or completely because they were perceived to be LGBT (within the last five years).
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
Crime:
Hate Crime
3% of bisexual female respondents living in the EU, reported to the police the most serious incident of harassment they'd experienced in part or completely because they were perceived to be LGBT (within the last five years).
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
Crime:
Hate Crime
5% of bisexual men respondents living in the EU, reported to the police the most serious incident of harassment that had happened partly or completely because they were perceived to be LGBT (within the last five years).
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
Crime:
Hate Crime
5% of lesbian respondents living in the EU, reported to the police the most serious incident of harassment that had happened partly or completely because they were perceived to be LGBT (within the last five years).
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
Crime:
Hate Crime
A fifth of lesbian respondents living in the EU reported the most serious incident of violence they'd experienced (in the previous 5 years) to the police.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
14% of transgender respondents living in the EU, said that they were attacked or threatened with violence three times in the last twelve months.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
Crime:
Hate Crime