LGBT Life in the EU

In 2012, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) conducted a survey among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people living in the 28 European Union (EU) countries (including Croatia). The aim of the survey was to obtain robust and comparable data that would allow a better understanding of LGBT people experience the enjoyment of fundamental rights. Around 93,000 …

Visualizing state-sponsored homophobia

LGBTQ+ people around the world face state sponsored violence, ranging from laws against promotion of LGBTQ+ identities to laws prohibiting non-heterosexual relationships. To take stock of the specific laws people must face in different countries, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association publishes a world survey of sexual orientation laws, the State-Sponsored Homophobia report. Endangered by these types of laws (and other factors), …