The wording was originally phrased in Dutch as: "Ik zou het een probleem vinden als mijn kind op school les krijgt van een homoseksuele leraar of lerares." (Translation: "I would find it a problem if my child is taught at school by a gay teacher.")
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Opinions on children having homosexual teachers in the Netherlands 2020
Approximately 83 percent of respondents of a survey carried out in the Netherlands during 2019 either disagreed or completely disagreed with the statement that their child being taught by a gay teacher would be a problem for them. In contrast, only five percent either agreed or completely agreed that that situation would be a problem.
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Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . (May 17, 2022). Share of people who would find it a problem if their child was taught by a gay teacher in the Netherlands in 2019/20 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1322525/netherlands-opinion-children-taught-by-gay-teacher/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . "Share of people who would find it a problem if their child was taught by a gay teacher in the Netherlands in 2019/20." Chart. May 17, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/1322525/netherlands-opinion-children-taught-by-gay-teacher/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . (2022). Share of people who would find it a problem if their child was taught by a gay teacher in the Netherlands in 2019/20. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/1322525/netherlands-opinion-children-taught-by-gay-teacher/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . "Share of People Who Would Find It a Problem If Their Child Was Taught by a Gay Teacher in The Netherlands in 2019/20." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 17 May 2022, /statistics/1322525/netherlands-opinion-children-taught-by-gay-teacher/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau , Share of people who would find it a problem if their child was taught by a gay teacher in the Netherlands in 2019/20 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1322525/netherlands-opinion-children-taught-by-gay-teacher/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Share of people who would find it a problem if their child was taught by a gay teacher in the Netherlands in 2019/20 [Graph], Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau , May 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1322525/netherlands-opinion-children-taught-by-gay-teacher/
