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Cisgender LGBTQ+ people have overwhelmingly positive view of trans community, study finds

The vast majority of cisgender LGBTQ+ people in the UK have a positive view of transgender people, a groundbreaking new survey has found. According to research conducted by YouGov, which was released on 11 August, just eight per cent of cis gay, lesbian and bisexual Britons hold a negative view of their trans peers. An overwhelming 75 per cent, however, said they have a positive one, while 17 per cent claimed to be neutral. Cis lesbians and bisexual women in particular were likely to have positive feelings towards the trans community,…

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We asked LGBTQ+ people their thoughts on the Royal Family – this is what they said

Almost 90 per cent of GAY TIMES readers won’t tune in to watch the coronation of British monarch King Charles III and his wife Camilla, according to a survey of our audience. The event, which is due to take place on 6 May, will be held in Westminster Abbey, London. Although the exact cost of the coronation is not shared by Buckingham Palace, unofficial estimates cited by the BBC estimate that it will run up a staggering bill of between £50 million and £100 million ($63-125 million). Most news channels…

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Nearly half of Brits think LGBTQ+ people are over-represented on TV, survey finds

More than four in 10 (44%) Britons think LGBTQ+ people are over-represented on television, according to new findings from YouGov. The survey of 1,000 people also found that roughly the same amount of respondents (45%) believe ethnic minorities are over-represented on screen, with just 26% viewing them as under-represented. Britons were found to be more likely than the five other nationalities surveyed to view broadcast media as an inaccurate representation of society. In fact, the UK has a higher proportion of people than in Italy, France, Spain, Chile and Australia…

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Only 20% of people in the UK know about PrEP, poll finds

Despite PrEP’s effectiveness at preventing HIV, new research has revealed that just 20% of people know about it in the UK. The drug reduces the risk of getting the virus from sex by 99% when taken correctly, though the findings from YouGov’s new polling, which was conducted on behalf of Terrence Higgins Trust, shows that ignorance about it is still rife. In fact, only a quarter of the British public know that an HIV-positive person cannot pass on the virus when on effective treatment. In addition, a staggering 77% of…

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More than half of Anglicans in England support same-sex marriage, poll finds

Same-sex marriage is supported by a majority of Anglicans living in England, a YouGov poll has revealed. More than half (55%) believe gay marriage is ‘right’, a number which increases to 72% when looking at those under the age of 50. The results highlight an ongoing trend of increasing support from Anglicans in England, as this figure was at 38% in 2013 and 48% in 2020. This was mirrored in Anglicans who view same-sex marriage as wrong, as this decreased from 47% in 2013 to only 29% in 2022. British…

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