Exclusive: Anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination most common in educational settings, survey finds
LGBTQ+ people who experienced discrimination in the last 12 months were subjected to it in an educational setting or at home more than anywhere else, a joint survey from GAY TIMES and Channel 4 News has found.
The 2,237 respondents were able to select multiple settings from a list of places they experienced prejudice in over the last year.
Of the 1,101 who said they did face intolerance, the majority (24%) said it took place in an educational setting. Approximately 15% were subjected to it at home, with 12% being discriminated against during visits to a café, bar, pub, restaurant or nightclub.
Almost one in 10 (8%) also experienced it in the workplace, with an additional 8% encountering it in a public bathroom. LGBTQ+ people also reported facing discrimination in a shop or department store (6%), gym or other fitness/sports centre (3%), when visiting a place of worship or faith service (3%), when attempting to access social services (2%) and at a live sporting event (2%).
