“Who are we threatening?” or how LGBT+ still face discrimination in Latvia – Latvia – Klik

Latvian residents are more negative than positive towards LGBT+ representatives. For example, the 2020 research center SKDS asked respondents to express their attitudes towards homosexual people and relationships. Only 27% do not condemn either homosexuals or homosexual relations.

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In many ways, this attitude of the population materializes in other areas as well. This is evidenced by the annual report of the authoritative organization “Rainbow Europe”, which assesses the LGBT+ situation in Europe in seven categories (equality and non-discrimination, protection of family rights, hate crimes and incitement to hatred, legal gender recognition, inviolability of the human body, civil society and treatment of asylum seekers). . This year Latvia got only 22%, occupying 36 out of 49 places. And although it managed to climb five places in the last 12 months, it still remains among the anti-leaders of the EU ranking – Poland, Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria.

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