Fundamental Rights Agency
A 2013 survey by the European Union's Fundamental Rights Agency shows that Romania ranks third, after Croatia and Bulgaria, among the countries with the highest levels of homophobic behavior. 21% of members of sexual minorities in Romania say they were attacked or threatened with violence in the past five years. The abuses occur not only on the street but also in schools. The authors of the discrimination and violence acts come from all walks of life – neighbors, acquaintances, those responsible with enforcing the law, co-workers, teachers and classmates.