According to survey conducted in eight countries, Great Britain is the country where people are more likely to support a family member of a friend who would come out as gay, lesbian, or bisexual. The least supportive countries, on the other hand, seem to be Italy and Germany. In Italy, for instance, some 14 percent of respondents stated to be unsupportive, while in Germany, some 14 percent would oppose their friends or family.
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Statistics on LGBTQ+ worldwide
Overview
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Acceptance
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- Premium Statistic Acceptance of homosexuality 2019, by country
- Premium Statistic Acceptance of homosexuality 2019, by country and by education
- Premium Statistic Global level of homosexuality acceptance 2013-2019, by country
- Premium Statistic Acceptance of homosexuality 2019, by political ideology
- Premium Statistic Acceptance of homosexuality 2019, by country and religion role
- Basic Statistic Share of Latin American and Caribbean countries supporting LGBTQ+ rights 2020
- Premium Statistic Arab respondents on homosexuality MENA 2019
- Basic Statistic Acceptance of homosexuality in Africa 2019, by country
Legal status
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- Basic Statistic Number of countries that criminalize homosexuality 2022
- Basic Statistic Number of countries that permit same-sex marriage 2022, by continent
- Basic Statistic Number of countries that permit same-sex marriage 2022, by legal procedure
- Basic Statistic Countries where same-sex acts between adults are legal 2020, by continent
- Basic Statistic Countries where same-sex acts in private are illegal 2020, by continent
- Basic Statistic Number of countries with bans against conversion therapy 2020, by continent
Coming out and equality
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- Premium Statistic Support for LGBT+ people worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Support for LGBT+ equality worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Engagement in activities involving or supporting LGBT+ people worldwide 2021
- Basic Statistic Coming out as gay, lesbian, or bisexual of family member or friends 2022, by country
- Basic Statistic Coming out as transgender or non-binary of family member or friends 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Levels of openness about being LGBTI in Europe 2019, by group
- Premium Statistic Levels of openness about being LGBTI in Europe 2019, by country
- Premium Statistic Opinions on rights of same-sex couples worldwide 2021, by country
LGBTQ+ tourism
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- Basic Statistic Best-rated countries in the Gay Travel Index 2021
- Premium Statistic Best-rated Latin American and Caribbean countries in the Gay Travel Index 2021
- Basic Statistic Best-rated African countries in the Gay Travel Index 2021
- Premium Statistic Top travel destinations in Europe among gay and bisexual men from the U.S. 2019
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- American men and women who identify as homosexual, bisexual, or transgender, by state
- Attitudes toward LGBT persons in Russia 2021
- Share of LGBT people who have been discriminated against in France 2019, by context
- Share of French people who have ever felt uncomfortable around LGBT people 2019
- Poll on government's combating intolerance against LGBTI people in Hungary 2019
- Poll on the level of openness about being LGBTI in Hungary 2019
- Share of people avoiding holding same-sex partner's hands in public in Hungary 2019
- Opinions on transgender people marrying persons of their birth sex Japan 2017
- Opinions on transgender people being allowed to adopt children Malaysia 2017
- Opinions on whether transgender people should be allowed military service Japan 2017
- Proximity to transgender people in India 2017
- Opinions on whether transgender people should be protected in Malaysia 2017
- Opinions on transgender people marrying a person of their birth sex in India 2017
- Transgender identification in Latin America in 2016, by country
- Value of losses of worldwide companies caused by political risk in 2020, by type
- Average height of men's Rugby Sevens World Series players in 2018/19 by position
- EV/EBITDA in the transportation & logistics sector worldwide 2022, by industry
- Share of art dealers' costs worldwide 2020-2021, by type
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- American men and women who identify as homosexual, bisexual, or transgender, by state
- Attitudes toward LGBT persons in Russia 2021
- Share of LGBT people who have been discriminated against in France 2019, by context
- Share of French people who have ever felt uncomfortable around LGBT people 2019
- Poll on government's combating intolerance against LGBTI people in Hungary 2019
- Poll on the level of openness about being LGBTI in Hungary 2019
- Share of people avoiding holding same-sex partner's hands in public in Hungary 2019
- Opinions on transgender people marrying persons of their birth sex Japan 2017
- Opinions on transgender people being allowed to adopt children Malaysia 2017
- Opinions on whether transgender people should be allowed military service Japan 2017
- Proximity to transgender people in India 2017
- Opinions on whether transgender people should be protected in Malaysia 2017
- Opinions on transgender people marrying a person of their birth sex in India 2017
- Transgender identification in Latin America in 2016, by country
- Value of losses of worldwide companies caused by political risk in 2020, by type
- Average height of men's Rugby Sevens World Series players in 2018/19 by position
- EV/EBITDA in the transportation & logistics sector worldwide 2022, by industry
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YouGov. (July 1, 2022). How would you react if your child, sibling, or a close family member came out as gay, lesbian, or bisexual? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268799/coming-out-as-gay-lesbian-or-bisexual-of-family-member-or-friends/
YouGov. "How would you react if your child, sibling, or a close family member came out as gay, lesbian, or bisexual?." Chart. July 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268799/coming-out-as-gay-lesbian-or-bisexual-of-family-member-or-friends/
YouGov. (2022). How would you react if your child, sibling, or a close family member came out as gay, lesbian, or bisexual?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268799/coming-out-as-gay-lesbian-or-bisexual-of-family-member-or-friends/
YouGov. "How Would You React If Your Child, Sibling, or a Close Family Member Came out as Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268799/coming-out-as-gay-lesbian-or-bisexual-of-family-member-or-friends/
YouGov, How would you react if your child, sibling, or a close family member came out as gay, lesbian, or bisexual? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268799/coming-out-as-gay-lesbian-or-bisexual-of-family-member-or-friends/ (last visited February 03, 2023)
How would you react if your child, sibling, or a close family member came out as gay, lesbian, or bisexual? [Graph], YouGov, July 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268799/coming-out-as-gay-lesbian-or-bisexual-of-family-member-or-friends/