Danuše Nerudová· PPE

Nuanced

One in four LGBTIQ+ people in the European Union have experienced conversion practices

Omissions

• The 25% figure appears to refer specifically to 'verbal abuse or humiliation' as a form of conversion practice according to FRA data (the actual figure is 26%). The FRA EU LGBTIQ Survey III data was collected in 2023 and published in May 2024, which would have been available to the MEP by March 2026. The OII Europe source (which cites FRA data) is a secondary interpretation, not the primary source.
• The FRA survey breaks down conversion practices into multiple categories: verbal abuse/humiliation (26%), prayer/religious ritual (10%), psychological or medical interventions, etc. The speaker may be referring to the most common form or an aggregate figure.

Sources

• PrimaryEU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) - EU LGBTIQ Survey IIIEU LGBTIQ Survey III conducted in 2023 across 27 EU Member States with over 100,000 respondents, including data on conversion practices experienced by LGBTIQ persons
• SecondaryOII Europe - Infographics: Findings from the FRA LGBTIQ Survey 2023Conversion Practices: 26% experienced verbal abuse or humiliation; 14% [other category]; 10% prayer/religious ritual or counselling; 5% [other category]