LGBT+ people with religious or ‘conservative’ parents are 2.5 times more likely to face rejection when they come out. Moreover, 70% of people whose parents react negatively suffer from anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts.
Those are the main findings of a new survey by the Naz & Matt Foundation. Matt Mahmood-Ogston set up the charity after his fiancé Naz died by suicide.
Naz’s Muslim parents had confronted him about his sexuality shortly before. However, the survey does show that most people’s parents do accept their sexuality.
Indeed, only 25% of people from a religious or conservative background said their parents were negative when they came out. Moreover, that falls to just 10% of people whose parents aren’t religious or