A survey reaching around 180,000 gay men across Europe has revealed that less than a quarter of gay men in Lithuania are open about their sexuality, which is well under the European average of around 40%. The results of the survey were published on 27 August, and reported by delfi.lt. 

In total 595 gay men from Lithuania participated in the survey, of which 22.7% answered the question “Can you be open about your sexual orientation within your immediate environment (relatives, coworkers)” positively. Only gay men from Hungary, Moldavia, Serbia and Turkey hide their sexual orientation more than Lithuanians. The most open gay men in turn can be found in Great Britain (66.9%), Sweden (69.2%) and Norway (72.7%).

Respondents to this European online survey targeted at LGBT people answered more than 200 questions in relation to health, sexual life, illness prevention, infectious diseases, etc.