The wording was originally phrased in Dutch as: "Als ik een man en een vrouw hand in hand zie lopen, heb ik daar minder moeite mee dan wanneer ik twee mannen hand in hand zie lopen." (Translation: "When I see a man and a woman walking hand in hand, I have less trouble with it than when I see two men walking hand in hand.")
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Opinions on homosexual men holding hands in public in the Netherlands 2020
According to a survey carried out in the Netherlands in 2019, approximately 62 percent of respondents either disagreed or completely disagreed with the notion that they have less trouble when a man and a woman walk hand in hand than when two men do so. In contrast, 19 percent either agreed or completely agreed with that statement.
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Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . (May 17, 2022). To what extent do you agree that seeing a man and a woman walking hand in hand is less troublesome than when it is two men walking hand in hand? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1322611/netherlands-opinion-on-gay-men-holding-hands/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . "To what extent do you agree that seeing a man and a woman walking hand in hand is less troublesome than when it is two men walking hand in hand?." Chart. May 17, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1322611/netherlands-opinion-on-gay-men-holding-hands/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . (2022). To what extent do you agree that seeing a man and a woman walking hand in hand is less troublesome than when it is two men walking hand in hand?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1322611/netherlands-opinion-on-gay-men-holding-hands/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . "To What Extent Do You Agree That Seeing a Man and a Woman Walking Hand in Hand Is Less Troublesome than When It Is Two Men Walking Hand in Hand?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 17 May 2022, /statistics/1322611/netherlands-opinion-on-gay-men-holding-hands/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau , To what extent do you agree that seeing a man and a woman walking hand in hand is less troublesome than when it is two men walking hand in hand? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1322611/netherlands-opinion-on-gay-men-holding-hands/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
To what extent do you agree that seeing a man and a woman walking hand in hand is less troublesome than when it is two men walking hand in hand? [Graph], Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau , May 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1322611/netherlands-opinion-on-gay-men-holding-hands/
