In 2019, 42 percent of Italian respondents admitted that they would not feel comfortable when seeing two men kissing or holding hands in public. On the contrary, 37 percent of interviewees did not have any concerns about public affection between two gay men.
A survey conducted in 2019 shows that respondents in Italy believed that discrimination related to the sexual orientation was one of the most widespread discrimination types in the country.
How comfortable would you feel with two men showing affection in public (e.g. kissing or holding hands)?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Uncomfortable
42%
Comfortable
37%
Moderately comfortable
18%
Don't know
2%
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• Uncomfortable 42%
• Comfortable 37%
• Moderately comfortable 18%
• Don't know 2%
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This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Using a scale from 1 to 10, please tell me how comfortable you would feel with the following people showing
affection in public (e.g. kissing or holding hands). '1' means that you would feel "not at all comfortable" and '10' that you would feel "totally comfortable".Two men".
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European Commission. (September 23, 2019). How comfortable would you feel with two men showing affection in public (e.g. kissing or holding hands)? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069567/opinion-on-men-kissing-in-public-in-italy/
European Commission. "How comfortable would you feel with two men showing affection in public (e.g. kissing or holding hands)?." Chart. September 23, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069567/opinion-on-men-kissing-in-public-in-italy/
European Commission. (2019). How comfortable would you feel with two men showing affection in public (e.g. kissing or holding hands)?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069567/opinion-on-men-kissing-in-public-in-italy/
European Commission. "How Comfortable Would You Feel with Two Men Showing Affection in Public (E.G. Kissing or Holding Hands)?." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069567/opinion-on-men-kissing-in-public-in-italy/
European Commission, How comfortable would you feel with two men showing affection in public (e.g. kissing or holding hands)? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069567/opinion-on-men-kissing-in-public-in-italy/ (last visited January 05, 2025)
How comfortable would you feel with two men showing affection in public (e.g. kissing or holding hands)? [Graph], European Commission, September 23, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069567/opinion-on-men-kissing-in-public-in-italy/
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