There is a clear divide in survey respondents who come from the older EU member states who joined before 2004 and those joining after in indicating whether they have friends who are part of the LGBTQ community. In countries such as the Netherlands and Sweden, over 80 percent of respondents indicate they have a friend or acquaintance who is gay, lesbian or bisexual, while the United Kingdom is the country with the greatest share of respondents saying they know a transgender person.
At the other end of the scale are Bulgaria and Romania, which both joined the EU in 2007, who have 10 and 8 percent of respondents indicating they know a homosexual person respectively. The share of respondents saying they know a transgender or intersex person in the newer EU member states was even lower, with Lithuania being the country with the smallest share knowing a trans person, at only two percent.
Share of respondents indicating that they have acquaintances who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or intersex in the European Union in 2019
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European Commission. (June 30, 2022). Share of respondents indicating that they have acquaintances who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or intersex in the European Union in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1382583/lgbtq-europe-respondents-friends-acquaintances/
European Commission. "Share of respondents indicating that they have acquaintances who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or intersex in the European Union in 2019." Chart. June 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1382583/lgbtq-europe-respondents-friends-acquaintances/
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European Commission. "Share of Respondents Indicating That They Have Acquaintances Who Are Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, or Intersex in The European Union in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2022, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1382583/lgbtq-europe-respondents-friends-acquaintances/
European Commission, Share of respondents indicating that they have acquaintances who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or intersex in the European Union in 2019 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1382583/lgbtq-europe-respondents-friends-acquaintances/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Share of respondents indicating that they have acquaintances who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or intersex in the European Union in 2019 [Graph], European Commission, June 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1382583/lgbtq-europe-respondents-friends-acquaintances/
