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# Report: 45% of LGB people have faced workplace discrimination
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/report-45-of-lgb-people-have-faced-workplace-discrimination/
- Published: 2021-06-12T08:09:52.000Z
- Updated: 2021-06-12T08:09:52.000Z
- Description: A new report found almost half of LGB people in the US have faced workplace discrimination.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Queer Corner, Bisexual, gay, Lesbian, LGB, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+ discrimination, US

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A [new ](https://www.ibm.com/thought-leadership/institute-business-value/report/lgbt-inclusion?ref=scenemag.co.uk)report, published by **IBM**, found almost half of lesbian, gay and bisexual people in the **US** have faced direct workplace discrimination or found that their employer discriminates against queer people. The study, conducted by **Out and Equal Workplace Advocates** and the IBM Institute for Business Value, interviewed over 6,000 business professionals in America, 700 of whom identified as LGB.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/lgbt-inclusive-workplace-1.jpg)

4% reported being discriminated against to a *“very great extent”.* This figure was even higher for LGB people of colour, with 9% of Black, 20% of Latinx, 24% of Native American, and 17% of pan-Asian respondents saying they had experienced extreme discrimination. Overall, approximately 2 in 3 LGB people said they had been disadvantaged due to their identity, compared to 57% of non-LGB respondents.

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Although the study did not examine gender identity specifically, 9% of respondents said they don’t feel the gender identity they present in the workplace corresponds with their true identity. In a statement to [*Them.*](https://www.them.us/story/45-percent-queer-people-face-workplace-discrimination?ref=scenemag.co.uk), **Deena Fidas,** chief program and partnerships officer for Out and Equal, said the results demonstrate that *“too many LGBT+ people can’t show up as their authentic selves at work without facing negative consequences.”*