According to a survey conducted between November and December 2019 about diversity in the workplace in Japan, a majority of respondents across all surveyed sexual identities stated they did not come out as a sexual minority to anyone at their workplace. Approximately 16 percent of transgender respondents stated to have disclosed their gender identity at work.
Share of LGBT individuals who disclosed being part of a sexual minority at their workplace in Japan in 2019
Original question: "Did you come out as a sexual minority to anyone at your workplace?".
The source specifies that all respondents apart from transgender respondents are cisgender, meaning that their sex assigned at birth matches their gender identity.
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MHLW (Japan). (September 16, 2020). Share of LGBT individuals who disclosed being part of a sexual minority at their workplace in Japan in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1184900/japan-share-sexual-minorities-coming-out-at-work/
MHLW (Japan). "Share of LGBT individuals who disclosed being part of a sexual minority at their workplace in Japan in 2019." Chart. September 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1184900/japan-share-sexual-minorities-coming-out-at-work/
MHLW (Japan). (2020). Share of LGBT individuals who disclosed being part of a sexual minority at their workplace in Japan in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1184900/japan-share-sexual-minorities-coming-out-at-work/
MHLW (Japan). "Share of Lgbt Individuals Who Disclosed Being Part of a Sexual Minority at Their Workplace in Japan in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1184900/japan-share-sexual-minorities-coming-out-at-work/
MHLW (Japan), Share of LGBT individuals who disclosed being part of a sexual minority at their workplace in Japan in 2019 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1184900/japan-share-sexual-minorities-coming-out-at-work/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Share of LGBT individuals who disclosed being part of a sexual minority at their workplace in Japan in 2019 [Graph], MHLW (Japan), September 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1184900/japan-share-sexual-minorities-coming-out-at-work/
