(ANSA) - ZAGREB - 60% of Croats have been discriminated because of their sexual orientation, according to the ''EU LGBT Survey,'' the EU report on discrimination against the LGBT community in Europe, based on a sample of 93 thousand respondents in all EU member states.

The percentage drops to 53% in Slovenia. Only Lithuania is worst than Zagreb, with 61% (EU average 47%, Italy 54%).

Discrimination is also observed during job search for 26% of Croats gays and lesbians and for 16% of respondents in Slovenia (EU average 20%, Italy 20%). It's in the average (67%) and Croatia (66%) and Slovenia (67%) the number of gays and lesbians who have ''often'' or ''always'' concealed their homosexual identity while attending school.

The European Parliament, in late April, had urged Croatia to continue to protect its modern anti-discrimination legislation, keeping accurate statistics on the number of physical attacks against members of the LGBT community. Ljubljana also stands out for having the most advanced anti-discrimination legislation throughout the former Yugoslavia.(ANSA).