EU Poll Highlights Homophobic Abuse in Europe
Quarter of gay people polled said they have been attacked or threatened in the last five years
A quarter of gay people surveyed in a major EU poll say they have been subjected to attacks or violent threats in the past five years.
Poorer and younger respondents were more likely to face discrimination due to their sexuality, the survey found.
The EU's Fundamental Rights Agency surveyed 93,000 people in the EU and Croatia for what it calls the most comprehensive survey of its kind.
Friday marks the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia.
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