According to a survey carried in the Netherlands in 2019, approximately 78 percent of respondents either disagreed or completely disagreed with the notion that homosexual men are not real men. In contrast, only five percent either agreed or completely agreed with that statement.
Share of people who believe gay men are not real men in the Netherlands in 2019/20
Characteristic
Share of respondents
(Completely) agree
5%
Don't agree/don't disagree
11%
(Completely) disgaree
78%
Have never thought about it
6%
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• (Completely) agree 5%
• Don't agree/don't disagree 11%
• (Completely) disgaree 78%
• Have never thought about it 6%
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The wording was originally phrased in Dutch as: "Homoseksuele mannen zijn eigenlijk geen echte mannen." (Translation: "Homosexual men are actually not real men.")
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Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . (May 17, 2022). Share of people who believe gay men are not real men in the Netherlands in 2019/20 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322530/netherlands-opinion-on-gay-males-being-real-men/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . "Share of people who believe gay men are not real men in the Netherlands in 2019/20." Chart. May 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322530/netherlands-opinion-on-gay-males-being-real-men/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . (2022). Share of people who believe gay men are not real men in the Netherlands in 2019/20. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322530/netherlands-opinion-on-gay-males-being-real-men/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . "Share of People Who Believe Gay Men Are Not Real Men in The Netherlands in 2019/20." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322530/netherlands-opinion-on-gay-males-being-real-men/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau , Share of people who believe gay men are not real men in the Netherlands in 2019/20 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322530/netherlands-opinion-on-gay-males-being-real-men/ (last visited February 24, 2025)
Share of people who believe gay men are not real men in the Netherlands in 2019/20 [Graph], Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau , May 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322530/netherlands-opinion-on-gay-males-being-real-men/
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