69% of Europeans support equal rights for LGBTQ+ people.

Omissions

• The 69% figure refers specifically to the Eurobarometer statement that 'lesbian, gay and bisexual people should have the same rights as heterosexual people'; transgender people were surveyed as a separate question (official summary describes approval for them as 'around two-thirds').
• The claim's wording 'LGBTQ+ community' is broader than the survey question's scope (LGB people), and support varies widely between member states.
• The exact '69%' figure is confirmed by secondary sources (ILGA-Europe, tripbytrip.org) citing Eurobarometer 535; the official Eurobarometer survey page states 'around two-thirds' rather than the exact figure.
• An older Eurobarometer (Special EB 493, 2019) also produced a 69% figure, but for a different question (same-sex marriage allowed throughout Europe), which could cause ambiguity about which survey is being referenced.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Commission — Eurobarometer survey page 'Discrimination in the European Union – December 2023' (Special EB 535)Around two-thirds of respondents approve of equal rights for lesbian, gay and bisexual people, and for transgender people. More than seven in ten agree that there is nothing wrong with a sexual relationship between two persons of the same sex, and that marriage of same sex partners should be allowed
• PrimaryEuropean Commission — Infographic 'Perception of minorities in the EU: LGBTI people' (Special EB 493, 2019)69% OF EUROPEANS BELIEVE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE SHOULD BE ALLOWED THROUGHOUT EUROPE; AGREEMENT THAT GAY, LESBIAN OR BISEXUAL PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AS HETEROSEXUAL PEOPLE VARIES WIDELY BETWEEN THE MEMBER STATES
• PrimaryEU Publications Office — factsheet 'Spotlight on THE EU AND LGBTI EQUALITY'69% of Europeans believe same-sex marriage should be allowed throughout Europe. Source: Special Eurobarometer 493 – Discrimination in the European Union, May 2019
• SecondaryILGA-Europe — 'Did you know that acceptance of LGBTI people is stronger than ever across the EU?'a rising number of 69% of EU citizens say that lesbian, gay and bisexual people should have the same rights as heterosexual people; 72% of respondents say that same sex marriage should be allowed throughout Europe; up three pp's since 2019
• Secondarytripbytrip.org — 'Europeans more accepting of LGBTQIA+ people than their political leaders'a rising number of 69% of EU citizens say that lesbian, gay and bisexual people should have the same rights as heterosexual people