The charity for LGBTQ+ youth surveyed 2,934 pupils aged 11-18 (1,140 of whom are LGBTQ+) across 375 schools in the UK. It will form part of a larger report into inclusive education and the experiences of queer students, which will be published in full next month.
According to the study, one in five young LGBTQ+ people (20%) have experienced or is “currently experiencing” an eating disorder, a major contrast from the 7% of non-LGBTQ+ people.
A quarter of bisexual girls (24%) and young lesbians (23%) said they’ve had an eating disorder, which is – again – a significant increase from the amount of heterosexual girls (9%).