Belgium: Flemish attitudes towards sex reassignment surgery 2015

According to this survey conducted in 2015, a certain intolerance towards transgender people exists in the Flemish population. Indeed, nearly 60 percent of the Flemish respondents believed transgender people should pay sex reassignment surgery themselves.

On the other hand, 20 percent of people declared that transgender people should not have to pay for sex reassignment surgery. Although surveys provide limited insight, to this day, it is safe to say that transgender people still face discrimination in Flanders.

Attitudes of Flemish people towards financing sex reassignment surgery for transgender people in 2015*

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Transgender people should pay surgery themselves	57%
Transgender people shouldn't pay surgery themselves	20%
No precise opinion**	22%

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Release date

May 2016

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Region

Belgium

Survey time period

May 2015 to June 2015

Number of respondents

1,500 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

*This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: "Operaties om van geslacht te veranderen moeten mensen zelf maar betalen" which translates as: Operations should be paid by the people themselves.
**The respondent neither agrees nor disagrees with the above statement.
Since 2015, the SCV-survey (Socio-cultural movements in Flanders) by the study center of the Flemish government also includes questions on attitudes towards people identifying as transgender. The original survey consists of three parts: one part with background questions, one part with questions returning every two or three years, and a third part with questions on current affairs.

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