Investigation of perceived social acceptance in LGBTQ communities from Netherlands and Romania

Stigma-related prejudice and discrimination experienced by the LGBTQ community has persisted for a long time and in certain countries it still holds a powerful grasp upon the general well-being of the people who are part of this community, minority stress having been previously proven to be a leading cause in negative psychological health outcomes.

The current study aims to investigate how different points of view regarding sex and sexuality that are generally upheld in a country can impact the life of a minority in said country, specifically when it comes to asking for specialized psychological therapeutic help when it is needed.

Bringing to light the social discrimination and the hidden impact that it may have on the people that find themselves on the receiving end of it could show that our views and beliefs, although not directly expressed, may still impact those around us.

In order to receive authentic, unbiased data, every respondent is assured complete confidentiality. These questions do not cover anything that is related to identification data (e.g. name, location etc), ensuring full anonymity. The data that we use comes from the questionnaires that you will complete and will be used only to investigate the hypothesis this study puts forward.

The questionnaire should not take more than 10 minutes to complete.

Thank you for taking from your time to read and hopefully complete this questionnaire, thereby helping in establishing a more concrete view of the world we currently live in.