ΟΥΓΓΑΡΙΑ. ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΚΟΣ ΑΠΟΚΛΕΙΣΜΟΣ ΤΩΝ ΛΟΑΔ ΑΤΟΜΩΝ

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Judit Takács – László Mocsonaki – Tamás P.Tóth

Social Exclusion of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT)People in Hungary

Research Report LGBT-SE-Final

Institute of SociologyHungarian Academy of Sciences – In cooperation with the Háttér Support Society for LGBT People in Hungary and the Labrisz Lesbian Association.Budapest

This research project was supported by the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All – 2007.

Published by the Háttér Support Society for LGBT People in Hungary with the generous support of the ILGA-Europe Human Rights Violations Documentation Fund.

I. Introduction

I.1. LGBT people as members of social minority groups

I.2. Social exclusion and discrimination

II. Research findings

II.1. Research methods

II.2. Main features of the LGBT sample

II.3. Interpreting discrimination and oppression of LGBT people

II.4. Main scenes of discrimination of LGBT people

II.4.1. Social invisibility

II.4.2. Family

II.4.3. Friends’ circle

II.4.4. School

II.4.5. Media

II.4.6. Workplace

II.4.7. Healthcare system

II.4.8. Religious community

II.4.9. Problems of the legal system and life as a couple

II.4.10. Use of public space

III. Summary with recommendations

IV. Bibliography

I. Introduction

LGBT is an umbrella term covering a very heterogeneous group of lesbian, gay, bisexual andtransgender people who often appear with joint political efforts in the local and internationalpolitical arena for efficiency: in order to get a better social representation and more politicalsupport. While there can be significant differences between the individuals who are politicallyrepresented under the LGBT heading, their main uniting force derives from their socialminority group membership. LGBT people are members of relatively powerless social groups,similarly to a significant proportion of Roma people in Hungary, but they differ from“traditional” minorities in two main aspects: they are usually not marked by their bodies, thusthey are not recognisable at first sight; and their existence is still perceived in a lot of placesas “challenging the natural order of things” (Gross 1991).

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