Nearly one third (29%) of LGBTQ+ people have been subjected to abuse from people in their family, according to a study by Galop.
The anti-abuse charity found that trans and non-binary people experienced this at a higher rate than others in the community, with 43% having dealt with it.
Of those surveyed, more than six in 10 (63%) were under the age of 18 when they first experienced abuse at the hands of their family, with 31% being older than this when it happened for the first time.
60% believed that their LGBTQ+ identity was either the reason or part of the reason that they were targeted, with older respondents being more likely to feel this way than their younger counterparts.