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Indicators of quality of life of the LGBTQ+ community in Slovenia : master's thesis
ID Blatnik, Nuša (Author), ID Mihajlović Trbovc, Jovana (Mentor) More about this mentor... This link opens in a new window, ID Ehlert, Judith (Comentor)

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The present master’s thesis examines the extent to which the Rainbow Index reflects the actual quality of life of LGBTQ+ individuals in Slovenia. To address this, a survey was conducted to assess the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ people in three key areas: discrimination, hate crime and hate speech, and mental health. After collecting the responses, the results were first analysed across age groups, regions, sexual orientations, and gender identities, and were subsequently compared to the annual Rainbow Index data for Slovenia. The findings indicate that younger LGBTQ+ individuals – particularly those up to approximately 30 years of age – face greater challenges than older generations. They report higher levels of discrimination, greater exposure to hate speech, and more frequent mental health difficulties. Transgender and non-binary respondents also emerge as groups experiencing the most significant challenges related to their LGBTQ+ identity. The results further show that LGBTQ+ individuals encounter the highest levels of discrimination at home and in school, while reports of discrimination in healthcare settings (both general healthcare and gynaecological/urological) are very low. Moreover, the data reveal virtually no difference in experiences between LGBTQ+ individuals living in the Central Slovenia region and those residing elsewhere in the country. Overall, the comparison between the survey results and the Rainbow Index suggests that the Index relies exclusively on publicly available information, conducts no fieldwork, and does not consider mental health. Consequently, the Rainbow Index alone does not provide a fully comprehensive picture of the lived realities of LGBTQ+ individuals in Slovenia.

Language:English
Keywords:LGBTQ+ community, discrimination, hate crime, hate speech, mental health
Work type:Master's thesis/paper
Typology:2.09 - Master's Thesis
Organization:FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
Place of publishing:Ljubljana
Publisher:N. Blatnik
Year:2026
Number of pages:1 spletni vir (1 datoteka PDF (181 str.))
PID:20.500.12556/RUL-184219 This link opens in a new window
UDC:316.728:305-027.65(497.4)(043.2)
COBISS.SI-ID:283538435 This link opens in a new window
Publication date in RUL:02.07.2026
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Language:Slovenian
Title:Kazalniki kakovosti življenja skupnosti LGBTQ+ v Sloveniji : magistrsko delo
Abstract:
Pričujoča raziskava obravnava položaj LGBTQ+ oseb v Sloveniji. Za odgovor na raziskovalno vprašanje je bila izvedena anketa, s katero so bile ocenjene izkušnje LGBTQ+ oseb na treh ključnih področjih: diskriminacija, zločini iz sovraštva in sovražni govor ter duševno zdravje. Po zbranih podatkih so bili rezultati najprej analizirani glede na starostne skupine, regije, spolne usmerjenosti in spolne identitete, nato pa primerjani z letnimi podatki mavričnega indeksa za Slovenijo. Ugotovitve kažejo, da se mlajše LGBTQ+ osebe – zlasti tiste do približno 30. leta starosti – soočajo z izrazitejšimi izzivi kot starejše generacije. Poročajo o višji stopnji diskriminacije, večji izpostavljenosti sovražnemu govoru ter pogostejših težavah z duševnim zdravjem. Transspolne in nebinarne osebe se prav tako izkazujejo kot skupine, ki se srečujejo z največjimi izzivi, povezanimi z njihovo LGBTQ+ identiteto. Rezultati dodatno kažejo, da so LGBTQ+ osebe najbolj izpostavljene diskriminaciji v domačem okolju in v izobraževalnih ustanovah, medtem ko je poročanje o diskriminaciji v zdravstvenih ustanovah (tako splošnih kot ginekoloških oziroma uroloških) zelo nizko. Poleg tega podatki razkrivajo, da med LGBTQ+ osebami, ki živijo v osrednji Sloveniji, in tistimi iz drugih delov države skorajda ni razlik v izkušnjah. Na splošno primerjava med rezultati raziskave in mavričnim indeksom kaže, da se indeks opira zgolj na javno dostopne informacije, ne vključuje terenskega raziskovanja in ne upošteva duševnega zdravja. Zato mavrični indeks ne ponuja povsem celovitega vpogleda v življenjske okoliščine LGBTQ+ oseb v Sloveniji.

Keywords:LGBTQ+ skupnost, diskriminacija, kazniva dejanja iz sovraštva, sovražni govor, duševno zdravje

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