LGBTQ+ News New study finds lesbian, gay and bisexual people are more than twice as likely than their straight peers to experience suicidal thoughts or self-harming behaviours The study, published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, is the first ever to analyse nationally representative data on sexual orientation and suicidality in England whilst being able to compare individual sexual minority groups. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News New report reveals impact of substance use on LGB young people The Mix, a charity that provides free, confidential support for young people under 25 via online, social and mobile, has released a new report which looks at how young LGB people are impacted by substance use, and reveals how LGB communities are more likely to experience mental health challenges wit By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News New data shows 3.1% of people aged 16+ identify as lesbian, gay or bi The release provides ‘experimental statistics’ on sexual orientation in the UK in 2020 by region, sex, age, marital or legal partnership status, ethnic group and socio-economic classification, using data from the Annual Population Survey By Graham Robson • 2 min read
General News Report: 85% of Brits supportive of LGB family members A newly released YouGov poll found the majority of British respondents would be supportive if a close family member came out as LGB. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Study: LGB adults disproportionately affected by poor mental and physical health A new NHS study has found adults who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) are more likely to suffer from poor health. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Report: 45% of LGB people have faced workplace discrimination A new report found almost half of LGB people in the US have faced workplace discrimination. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Study confirms LGB people more likely to experience poor mental health A recent study as confirmed that gay, lesbian and bisexual people are more likely to suffer from poor mental health compared to heterosexual people. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Community IGLA releases homophobia report LGBTQ+ organisation, IGLA, has released its 2020 State Sponsored Homophobia report, which provides data on laws that affect LGB people. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Community Study finds LGB communities more at risk of dementia in later life A study by Michigan State University (MSU) has found those who identity as lesbian, gay, bisexual are more likely to suffer from dementia in later life. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Community Nearly half of UK parents oppose LGBTQ+ inclusive education A recent survey by research company Kantar found four in ten would not want young children to be taught LGBTQ+ inclusive lessons. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
