14
May
2024

LGBTIQ at a crossroads: progress and challenges

FRA’s third LGBTIQ survey shows that people still experience hate-motivated violence and discrimination. Trans and intersex people face even greater victimisation. Yet, signs of progress show that the EU’s and Member States’ efforts can positively affect people’s lives. More LGBTIQ people are open about their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics.
Overview

FRA’s survey is one of the biggest of its kind globally. It analyses the experiences of over 100,000 LGBTIQ people of all backgrounds aged 15 years and above in the EU and neighbouring countries. This is the third wave of the survey FRA first conducted in 2012 and again in 2019. It presents results showing gradual progress in equality over time. The findings contribute to developing legal and policy responses to meet the needs of LGBTIQ people and protect their fundamental rights. The report sets out ways forward for the EU and Member States to ensure dignity and equality. Now is a critical moment to step up efforts.

In this report:

  • Why is this survey needed?
  • Survey in a nutshell
  • Key concepts and terminology
  • Assessing progress - comparing selected results from 2019 and 2023
  1. Discrimination and awareness of rights
    • Assessing progress between 2019 and 2023 - selected results
    • Key 2023 survey findings
  2. Violence and harassment
    • Assessing progress between 2019 and 2023 - selected results
    • Key 2023 survey findings
  3. Life and dignity in inclusive societies
    • Assessing progress between 2019 and 2023 - selected results
    • Key 2023 survey findings
  • Annex: Survey sample, methodology and socio-demographics
Findings Q & A
Methodology Q & A
Country data

These files provide key survey findings for each country:

Albania flagAlbania

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Austria flagAustria

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Belgium flagBelgium

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Bulgarian flagBulgaria

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Croatian flagCroatia

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Cypriot flagCyprus

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Czechia flagCzechia

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Denmark flagDenmark

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Estonia flagEstonia

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Finland flagFinland

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France flagFrance

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Germany flagGermany

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Greek flagGreece

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Hungary flagHungary

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Ireland flagIreland

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Italy flagItaly

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Latvia flagLatvia

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Lithuania flagLithuania

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Luxembourg flagLuxembourg

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Malta flagMalta

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Netherlands flagThe Netherlands

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North Macedonia flagNorth Macedonia

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Poland flagPoland

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Portugal flagPortugal

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Romania flagRomania

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Serbia flagSerbia

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Slovakia flagSlovakia

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Slovenia flagSlovenia

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Spain flagSpain

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Sweden flagSweden

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