EU LGBT Survey: Poll on homophobia sparks concern

A quarter of gay people surveyed in a poll by the EU's Fundamental Rights Agency said they had been subjected to attacks or violent threats in the past five years.

The FRA had surveyed 93,000 people in the EU and Croatia for what it called the most comprehensive survey of its kind. The results were published on the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia, 17 May 2013.

Separately, the Brussels-based NGO ILGA-Europe published in May 2013 its 2013 review of the human rights situation of gays, lesbians, bi-sexual, trans and inter-sex (LGBTI) people.

It reported that equal rights for gays, lesbians, bi-sexual, trans and inter-sex (LGBTI) people was still patchy across Europe, with advances in some areas offset by discrimination, hate-speech, bullying and violence elsewhere.

Deutsche Welle, 17.05.13: Sexual minorities face discrimination across EU, report says http://dw.de/p/18Zew

FRA: EU LGBT survey - European Union lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender survey - Results at a glance http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2013/eu-lgbt-survey-european-union-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender-survey-results

EUObserver: Tag: Equality and LGBTI Rights http://euobserver.com/lgbti

EUObserver, 16.05.13: Report: sexual minorities in EU face hate speech, violence and discrimination http://euobserver.com/lgbti/120043

ILGA Europe: Publications: Rainbow Europe http://www.ilga-europe.org/home/publications/rainbow_europe

ILGA Europe: Publications: Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in Europe, 2013 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15245131/2013.pdf

EUObserver, 17.05.13: EU ministers urge Reding to do more for gay rights http://euobserver.com/lgbti/120152

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22563843 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22563843

Spiegel Online International, 17.05.13: Beaten, Bullied, Badgered: EU Study Finds Widespread Homophobia in Europe http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/eu-survey-shows-widespread-homophobia-in-europe-a-900505.html

European Commission: Rapid: SPEECH/13/424: The Commission's actions are making LGBT rights a reality http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-13-424_en.htm

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