The study surveyed 2,934 secondary school pupils across 375 schools and colleges in December 2020 and January 2021. It was conducted by Just Like Us, the charity for LGBTQ+ youth, as part of a larger report into inclusive education and the experiences of young queer pupils.
The research revealed that 14% of transgender youth have “never” felt optimistic about the future in the past 12 months, compared to 10% of gay boys, 10% of bisexual people and 6% of lesbians.
Only 35% of transgender youth said they felt optimistic about the future on a weekly basis in the past year. The same question wielded the following results from other corners of the community: 54% for gay boys, 48% for lesbians and 43% for bisexual people.