Netherlands: opinions on showing sexual orientation in public 2018

The statistic displays the results of a survey of opinions on the acceptance of showing your sexual orientation in public in the Netherlands in 2018. The survey results show a disparity between the opinions of all respondents and LGBTQ+ respondents. Approximately half of all respondents did not agree with the statement that there is no problem with publicly showing your sexual orientation in the Netherlands, whereas among LGBTQ+ survey participants the share of respondents who disagreed was significantly higher, at just under 75 percent.

To what extent do you agree with the statement: "In the Netherlands it is no problem to show your sexual orientations in public"?

Characteristic	Agree	Disagree	Don't know/no opinion
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Release date

August 2018

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Region

Netherlands

Survey time period

July 16, 2018 to July 24, 2018

Number of respondents

28,029*

Method of interview

Panel survey

Supplementary notes

This statement was phrased by the source as follows: "'In Nederland is het geen probleem om in het openbaar je geaardheid te laten zien." (English: In the Netherlands it is no problem to show your sexual orientations in public?)

* 3,214 of the respondents identify as LGBTQ+.

The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.

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