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Datablog | Knowing a queer person increases tolerance
Data from the 2021 survey on Hate Speech, Hate Crime, and Discrimination in Georgia, suggests that people who know a non-heterosexual person are significantly more tolerant than those who do not. Overall, according to the survey — which CRRC Georgia conducted for the Council of Europe — 8% of the public reported knowing an LGBT person, and 87% reported they did not. A further 5% were uncertain, and 1% refused to answer. The data shows young people are significantly more likely to know an