61% of LGBT+ EU citizens always or often avoid holding a same-sex partner’s hand in public for fear of attack or harassment.
And one in 10 have suffered a physical or sexual attack in the last five years because they are LGBT+. Moreover, harassment and discrimination is higher now than it was in 2012.
That’s according to the biggest ever survey of LGBT+ people in European Union countries, including the UK. The survey also found that young LGBT+ people are more likely to suffer discrimination and