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14 June 2024

EU LGBTIQ Survey III

The third iteration of the EU LGBTIQ Survey of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), was conducted in 2023. It presents the experiences of LGBTIQ people across the EU 27 Member States, and the candidate countries Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia, on the extent to which they enjoy fundamental rights. It provides policymakers with a solid empirical basis for evidence-based policies to ensure respect and protection for and fulfilment of the fundamental rights of LGBTIQ people. This interactive data explorer shows data from the survey for over 150 questions and contains multiple options for filtering, exporting and sharing the data.
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Sex, sexual orientation and gender
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
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.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Sex, sexual orientation and gender

Video blog by Michael O'Flaherty: EU Diversity Month

In this vlog, FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty talks about the importance of celebrating diversity in our societies. He calls on everyone to build bridges and listen to each other, so we can create a society where everyone is equal in dignity and in rights.
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Sex, sexual orientation and gender

FRA Director addresses ILGA-Europe Gathering Online 2020

This video statement by FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty was recorded for the ILGA-Europe Gathering Online 2020 on "Protect, Adapt, Rally".
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Sex, sexual orientation and gender

FRA Director's message to Athens Pride 2020

Although many steps have been taken in recent years to change LGBTI people’s lives for the better in the EU, there is still a long way to go, notes FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty in this video message to Athens Pride 2020.
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Sex, sexual orientation and gender
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
28
August
2020

A long way to go for LGBTI equality - Technical report

FRA’s second survey on LGBTI people in the EU, North Macedonia and Serbia surveyed almost 140,000 participants. This technical report presents a detailed overview of the survey methodology used by FRA when collecting the survey data.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Sex, sexual orientation and gender

FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty on the Global Pride 2020

In this video message FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty speaks about LGBTI equality on the occasion of the Global Pride 2020:
https://www.globalpride2020.org/
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Sex, sexual orientation and gender

FRA Director talks about LGBTI survey findings

Today, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights launches the second LGBTI survey, mapping the experience of what it is to be LGBTI in the EU.
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06 May 2020

LGBTI Survey Data Explorer

A total of 139,799 persons aged 15 years or older who describe themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or intersex (LGBTI) completed the online EU-LGBTI II Survey in all EU Member States and the candidate countries of North Macedonia and Serbia.
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Sex, sexual orientation and gender
14
May
2020

A long way to go for LGBTI equality

This report presents select findings from FRA’s 2019 survey on LGBTI people in the EU and North Macedonia and Serbia. With almost 140,000 participants, it is the largest survey of its kind. It follows the agency’s first survey on LGBT people in the EU, conducted in 2012. The new survey results show little progress over the past seven years.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Sex, sexual orientation and gender

"Pride not prejudice" say LGBTI people

In 2019 the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) carried out the world’s biggest ever survey of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people’s life experiences. Almost 140,000 LGBTI people told us about their lives – in their own words.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Sex, sexual orientation and gender

Video blog by Michael O'Flaherty: LGBTI survey 2020

In the latest edition of his video blog, FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty speaks about the publication of FRA's second LGBTI-survey on the 17th of March and how we can use the results to further battle discrimination.
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Data protection, privacy and new technologies
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Sex, sexual orientation and gender

Video blog by Michael O'Flaherty: hope in 2020

In the latest edition of his video blog, FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty speaks about the importance and power of hope accompanying the work of FRA in 2020. Particularly after a troubled start of the year.
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Legal migration and integration
Asylum, migration and borders
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Racial and ethnic origin
Sex, sexual orientation and gender
12
September
2019

Second European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey - Migrant women - selected findings

FRA’s second EU Minorities and Discrimination survey (EU-MIDIS II) collected information from over 25,000 respondents with different ethnic minority and immigrant backgrounds across all 28 EU Member States. The main findings from the survey, published in 2017, pointed to a number of differences in the way women and men with immigrant backgrounds across the European Union (EU) experience how their rights are respected. This report summarises some of the most relevant survey findings in this regard, which show the need for targeted, gender-sensitive measures that promote the integration of – specifically – women who are immigrants or descendants of immigrants.
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Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Sex, sexual orientation and gender
Victims’ rights
Judicial cooperation and rule of law

Despite positive developments, hurdles to justice remain

Fundamental Rights Report 2019: In some Member States access to justice faces challenges. Judicial independence continues to cause
concerns. Victims’ procedural rights need more effective implementation. Gaps in preventing
violence against women and domestic violence remain.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Racial and ethnic origin
Religion and belief
Sex, sexual orientation and gender

Challenges for progress towards equality

Fundamental Rights Report 2019: Efforts to advance equality moved ahead in some areas but remain stalled in others.
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Sex, sexual orientation and gender

Video blog by Michael O'Flaherty: EuroPride

In this video blog Michael O'Flaherty focuses on EuroPride and the need to stand up for the fundamental rights of the LGBTIQ community.
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Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Asylum, migration and borders
Children, youth and older people
People with disabilities
Hate crime
Roma
Sex, sexual orientation and gender
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
6
June
2019

Fundamental Rights Report 2019

How much progress can we expect in a decade? Various rights-related instruments had been in place for 10 years in 2018, prompting both sobering and encouraging reflection on this question.
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Victims’ rights
Sex, sexual orientation and gender
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
25
April
2019

Women as victims of partner violence – Justice for victims of violent crime, Part IV

Victims of violent crime have various rights, including to protection and to access justice. But how are these rights playing out in practice? Are victims of violent crime properly seen, informed, empowered and heard? Do they tend to feel that justice has been done? Our four-part report series takes a closer look at these questions, based on interviews with victims, people working for victim support organisations, police officers, attorneys, prosecutors and judges.
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Sex, sexual orientation and gender
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Roma
5
April
2019

Roma women in nine EU Member States

Despite efforts by the European Union (EU) and its Member States to reduce gender inequalities among citizens of Roma origin, important gender differences persist. Drawing on FRA’s own EU-MIDIS II survey research in nine EU Member States this report highlights the position of Roma women in education, employment and health, as well as the extent to which they experience hate-motivated discrimination, harassment and physical violence.