The report examines the social situation of LGBT persons drawing upon material gathered through fieldwork interviews with LGBT NGOs, Equality Bodies and public authorities in all Member States and a questionnaire survey of stakeholders. This new data has been combined with existing academic literature and Eurobarometer surveys.
Report / Paper / Summary
30
March
2009
Homophobia and Discrimination on Grounds of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the EU Member States Part II: The Social Situation - Summary
In 2007 the European Parliament requested the newly established Fundamental Rights Agency to develop a comprehensive comparative report relating to the existence of homophobia and discrimination based on sexual orientation in all EU Member States. In response the Agency carried out a large-scale legal and social research project during 2007 and 2008. This summary report provides an overview of the results of the social analysis.
Country Research
The following are 27 summary reports on the situation concerning homophobia and discrimination according to sexual orientation in each of the Member States.
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The social situation concerning homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in Austria (198.85 KB)
The social situation concerning homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in Belgium (182.43 KB)
The social situation concerning homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in Bulgaria (221.3 KB)
The social situation concerning homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in Cyprus (169.67 KB)
The social situation concerning homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in Czech Republic (194.78 KB)
The social situation concerning homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in Denmark (204.64 KB)
The social situation concerning homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in Estonia (190.22 KB)
The social situation concerning homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in Finland (182.99 KB)
The social situation concerning homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in France (174.96 KB)
The social situation concerning homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in Germany (210.99 KB)
The social situation concerning homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in Greece (200.75 KB)
The social situation concerning homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in Hungary (179.87 KB)
The social situation concerning homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in Ireland (8 KB)
The social situation concerning homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in Italy (201.19 KB)
The social situation concerning homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in Latvia (235.74 KB)
The social situation concerning homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in Lithuania (207.11 KB)
The social situation concerning homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in Luxembourg (177.72 KB)
The social situation concerning homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in Malta (203.08 KB)
The social situation concerning homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in the Netherlands (198.24 KB)
The social situation concerning homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in Poland (199.2 KB)
The social situation concerning homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in Portugal (178.22 KB)
The social situation concerning homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in Romania (189.39 KB)
The social situation concerning homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in Slovakia (189.3 KB)
The social situation concerning homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in Slovenia (197.49 KB)
The social situation concerning homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in Spain (179.9 KB)
The social situation concerning homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in Sweden (197.18 KB)
The social situation concerning homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in the United Kingdom (200.92 KB)