Mindset of straight people regarding sexual minorities in Japan 2020, by gender

In a survey conducted in December 2020, around 34 percent of heterosexual Japanese respondents were grouped into a category called "aware, but not taking action". More than 61 percent of the people in this category were men. The category groups people who are generally aware of the LGBTQ+ community, but do not consider LGBTQ+ issues, as they are not acquainted with anyone directly affected. Approximately 29 percent of respondents were evaluated to be active supporters of sexual minorities; about 69 percent of which were female respondents.The acronym LGBTQ+, often just LGBT, is an umbrella term describing members of sexual minorities. The individual letters stand for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning, with the "+" including an additional and larger spectrum of sexual identities and gender identities.

在2020年12月进行的一项调查中，约34%的异性恋日本受访者被归类为“意识但未采取行动”的类别。该类别中超过61%的人为男性。这一类别包括那些通常对LGBTQ+社群有所了解，但并未将LGBTQ+问题视为己任，因为他们并未直接接触受影响者的约29%的受访者。约29%的受访者被评为性少数群体的积极支持者；其中约69%为女性受访者。LGBTQ+（通常简称为LGBT）这一缩写是一个涵盖性少数群体成员的统称。该缩写的各个字母分别代表女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别以及酷儿或疑惑者，而“+”号则包含了更为广泛和多样的性身份和性别身份。