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| EU LGBT Survey: Poll on homophobia sparks concern | EU LGBT Survey: Poll on homophobia sparks concern |
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| A quarter of gay people surveyed in a major EU poll say they have been subjected to attacks or violent threats in the past five years. | A quarter of gay people surveyed in a major EU poll say they have been subjected to attacks or violent threats in the past five years. |
| Poorer and younger respondents were more likely to face discrimination due to their sexuality, the survey found. | Poorer and younger respondents were more likely to face discrimination due to their sexuality, the survey found. |
| The EU's Fundamental Rights Agency surveyed 93,000 people in the EU and Croatia for what it calls the most comprehensive survey of its kind. | The EU's Fundamental Rights Agency surveyed 93,000 people in the EU and Croatia for what it calls the most comprehensive survey of its kind. |
| Friday marks the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia. | Friday marks the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia. |
| The EU LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender) Survey shows some worrying trends, says the BBC's Anna Holligan in the Hague, where some 300 politicians and experts are gathering to discuss shaping new European Union policies to stamp out homophobia. | The EU LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender) Survey shows some worrying trends, says the BBC's Anna Holligan in the Hague, where some 300 politicians and experts are gathering to discuss shaping new European Union policies to stamp out homophobia. |
| Disguise sexuality | Disguise sexuality |
| The online survey asked lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender respondents whether they had experienced discrimination, violence, verbal abuse or hate speech on the grounds of their sexual orientation or gender identity. | The online survey asked lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender respondents whether they had experienced discrimination, violence, verbal abuse or hate speech on the grounds of their sexual orientation or gender identity. |
| Some 26% of respondents said they had been attacked or threatened with violence in the past five years. For transgender respondents, that figure rose to 35%. | Some 26% of respondents said they had been attacked or threatened with violence in the past five years. For transgender respondents, that figure rose to 35%. |
| Most of the hate attacks reported took place in public and were perpetrated by more than one person, with the attackers predominantly being male, according to the poll. | Most of the hate attacks reported took place in public and were perpetrated by more than one person, with the attackers predominantly being male, according to the poll. |
| More than half of the respondents who said they had been attacked did not report the incident to the authorities, believing no action would be taken. | More than half of the respondents who said they had been attacked did not report the incident to the authorities, believing no action would be taken. |
| Two-thirds of respondents said they tried to hide or disguise their sexuality at school. | Two-thirds of respondents said they tried to hide or disguise their sexuality at school. |