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QC15.1 To what extend do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?

Gay, lesbian and bisexual people should have the same rights as heterosexual people (%)

Eurobarometer on Discrimination 2019: The social acceptance of LGBTI people in the EU

This document presents a selection of graphs and tables from the Special Eurobarometer “Discrimination in the EU” with detailed data from Member States on the social acceptance of LGBTI people and perceptions on discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics.

1. Citizens’ views on same-sex couples rights

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There is nothing wrong in a sexual relationship between two persons of the same sex (%)


Same sex marriages should be allowed throughout Europe (%)

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QC15 To what extend do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?

Total 'Agree’ (%)

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QC19 Do you think that transgender or transsexual persons should be able to change their civil documents to match their inner gender identity?

QC20: Do you believe that in public documents, like passports and birth certificates, beside Female (F) and Male (M) a third option like X or O (other) should be available for those persons who do not identify as female or male?

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3. NEW: Adding a third gender to public documents

2. Citizens’ views on legal gender recognition


QC18R Using a scale from 1 to 10, please tell me how comfortable you would feel with people in each of the following groups showing romantic affection in public (e.g. kissing or holding hands). ‘1’ means that you would feel “not at all comfortable” and ‘10’ that you would feel “totally comfortable”.*

*Scale: Uncomfortable (1 to 4), Moderately comfortable (5 and 6), Comfortable (7 to 10)

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4. Attitudes towards same-sex couples showing affection in public

QC18R.1 Using a scale from 1 to 10, please tell me how comfortable you would feel with the following people showing affection in public (e.g. kissing or holding hands). ‘1’ means that you would feel “not at all comfortable” and ‘10’ that you would feel “totally comfortable”.*

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Using a scale from 1 to 10, please tell me how comfortable you would feel with the following people showing affection in public (e.g. kissing or holding hands). '1' means that you would feel "not at all comfortable" and '10' that you would feel "totally comfortable".Two women (%)


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5. Social acceptance of LGBTI people in politics

QC6R.2: Using a scale from 1 to 10, please tell me how you would feel about having a person from each of the following groups in the highest elected political position in (OUR COUNTRY). ‘1’ means that you would feel “not at all comfortable” and ‘10’ that you would feel “totally comfortable”.*

A gay, lesbian or bisexual person (%)

QC6R.10: Using a scale from 1 to 10, please tell me how you would feel about having a person from each of the follow-ing groups in the highest elected political position in (OUR COUNTRY). '1' means that you would feel “not at all comfort-able” and '10' that you would feel “totally comfortable”.*

A transgender person (%)



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QC12R.10 Regardless of whether you are actually working or not, please tell me, using a scale from 1 to 10, how com-fortable you would feel if one of your colleagues at work (with whom you have daily interactions) belonged to each of the following groups? ‘1’ means that you would feel “not at all comfortable” and ‘10’ that you would feel “totally comfortable”.*

A gay, lesbian or bisexual person (%)

6. Social acceptance of LGBTI people at the workplace

QC6R.11: Using a scale from 1 to 10, please tell me how you would feel about having a person from each of the follow-ing groups in the highest elected political position in (OUR COUNTRY). ‘1’ means that you would feel “not at all comfort-able” and ‘10’ that you would feel “totally comfortable”.*

An intersex person (%)



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7. Social acceptance of LGBTI people in closest circles

QC13R.10 Regardless of whether you have children or not, please tell me, using a scale from 1 to 10, how comfortable you would feel if one of your children was in a romantic relationship with a person from each of the following groups. ‘1’ means that you would feel “not at all comfortable” and ‘10’ that you would feel “totally comfortable”.*

A person of the same sex as your child (%)





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QC17.4 To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? School lessons and material should include information about diversity in terms of…

Being transgender (%)

8. Information in school lessons and materials


Sexual orientation (being gay, lesbian, or bisexual people) (%)


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Being intersex (%)

9. Perception on discrimination

QC1.4 For each of the following types of discrimination, could you tell me whether in your opinion, it is very widespread, fairly widespread, fairly rare or very rare in (OUR COUNTRY)? Discrimination on the basis of... Sexual orientation (being gay, lesbian, or bisexual people) (%)


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QC1.10 For each of the following types of discrimination, could you tell me whether in your opinion, it is very wide-spread, fairly widespread, fairly rare or very rare in (OUR COUNTRY)? Discrimination on the basis of... Being intersex (%)

QC1.8 For each of the following types of discrimination, could you tell me whether in your opinion, it is very widespread, fairly widespread, fairly rare or very rare in (OUR COUNTRY)? Discrimination on the basis of... Being transgender (%)


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