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December
2014
Sex, sexual orientation and gender
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Hate crime
Trans persons, or those whose gender identity and/or gender expression differs from the sex assigned them at birth, face frequent discrimination, harassment and violence across the European Union (EU) today. This reality triggers fears that persuade many to hide or disguise their true selves. This report examines issues of equal treatment and discrimination on two grounds, namely sexual orientation and gender identity. It analyses data on the experiences of 6,579 trans respondents from the EU Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) survey, the largest body of empirical evidence of its kind to date.
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09 December 2014
Being Trans in the EU – Comparative analysis of EU LGBT survey data (4.28 MB)
12 January 2015
Being Trans in the EU – Comparative analysis of the EU LGBT survey data – Summary (878.36 KB)
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2020
A long way to go for LGBTI equality
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Sex, sexual orientation and gender
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Children, youth and older people
Hate crime
Victims’ rights
28
October
2014
EU LGBT survey - European Union lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender survey - Main results
In light of a lack of comparable data on the respect, protection and fulfilment of the fundamental rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons, FRA launched in 2012 its European Union (EU) online survey of LGBT persons’ experiences of discrimination, violence and harassment.
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Sex, sexual orientation and gender
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Children, youth and older people
Hate crime
17
May
2013
EU LGBT survey - European Union lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender survey - Results at a glance
In light of a lack of comparable data on the respect, protection and fulfilment of the fundamental rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) launched in 2012 its European Union (EU) online survey of LGBT persons’ experiences of discrimination, violence and harassment.
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Sex, sexual orientation and gender
17
May
2013
LGBT persons' experiences of discrimination and hate crime in the EU and Croatia
In 2010, the European Commission asked FRA to collect comparable data on discrimination and hate crime experienced by LGBT persons in all EU Member States and Croatia. In response, FRA launched in 2012 its EU LGBT online survey, which received 93,079 responses.
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Sex, sexual orientation and gender
17
May
2013
EU LGBT survey - Technical report
This technical report sheds light on the research process that lies behind the key findings of
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The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has published two related survey reports: EU LGBT survey – European Union lesbian gay, bisexual and transgender survey – Results at a glance (2013) and the EU LGBT survey – European Union lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender survey. Main results (2014). In this current analysis, FRA found that, with few exceptions, trans respondents indicate the highest levels of discrimination, harassment and violence amongst LGBT subgroups.
Equal and full social participation of all without discrimination is a precondition for inclusive and cohesive societies. In this regard, the survey results depict a disturbing reality. They show that the equality of trans persons is, as yet, a hard-to-reach goal. Still, this report comes at a time when a growing number of EU Member States are taking steps to promote and protect the fundamental rights of trans persons. The evidence collected and analysed from this survey should serve politicians and policy makers as they strive to craft legislation, policies and strategies that better safeguard those rights.