A survey conducted between November and December 2019 about diversity in the workplace asked sexual minorities in Japan about their coming out. It was revealed that more than half of the surveyed LGBT respondents had yet to come out to someone. According to the survey's results, friends were chosen most frequently as confidant, followed by family members.
Share of LGBT individuals who disclosed being part of a sexual minority in Japan as of December 2019, by confidant
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MHLW (Japan). (September 16, 2020). Share of LGBT individuals who disclosed being part of a sexual minority in Japan as of December 2019, by confidant [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181074/japan-share-sexual-minorities-coming-out-by-confidant/
MHLW (Japan). "Share of LGBT individuals who disclosed being part of a sexual minority in Japan as of December 2019, by confidant." Chart. September 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181074/japan-share-sexual-minorities-coming-out-by-confidant/
MHLW (Japan). (2020). Share of LGBT individuals who disclosed being part of a sexual minority in Japan as of December 2019, by confidant. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181074/japan-share-sexual-minorities-coming-out-by-confidant/
MHLW (Japan). "Share of Lgbt Individuals Who Disclosed Being Part of a Sexual Minority in Japan as of December 2019, by Confidant." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181074/japan-share-sexual-minorities-coming-out-by-confidant/
MHLW (Japan), Share of LGBT individuals who disclosed being part of a sexual minority in Japan as of December 2019, by confidant Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181074/japan-share-sexual-minorities-coming-out-by-confidant/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Share of LGBT individuals who disclosed being part of a sexual minority in Japan as of December 2019, by confidant [Graph], MHLW (Japan), September 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181074/japan-share-sexual-minorities-coming-out-by-confidant/