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

August 15, 2023 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

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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Trans-exclusionary ‘LGB’ acronym only used by 3% of LGBTQ+ Brits, study finds

July 29, 2023 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

The trans-exclusionary ‘LGB’ acronym is only used by three per cent of queer Britons, according to a new study conducted by YouGov. It refers to just lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals and is typically used by anti-trans groups not wishing to be associated with other aspects of the community. ‘LGBTQ+’ was found to be the most commonly used acronym (29 per cent) among respondents, followed by ‘LGBT’ (21 per cent) and ‘LGBTQ’ (13 per cent). The more inclusive ‘LGBTQIA+’ was used by 11 per cent of respondents, with ‘LGBT+’ used…

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40% of LGBTQ+ domestic abuse survivors have no support from friends or family

June 6, 2023 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

LGBTQ+ people who experience domestic violence are often having to go through it alone, according to new research from Galop and YouGov. Content warning: This story includes topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable and/or upset. Two in five said that they had no support from friends or family, with a further three in five getting no professional help. The study also found that LGBTQ+ domestic abuse survivors face a postcode lottery in terms of being able to access such professional support, with 81 per cent of those who…

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

March 2, 2023 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

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

December 8, 2022 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

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

March 2, 2022 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

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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Shocking study reveals how LGBTQ+ acceptance differs across the world in 2021

September 1, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

A new study has revealed how supportive Britons would be of a family member coming out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. YouGov’s latest research compared eight western countries to discover how attitudes differ across the globe. It found that family members were more likely to be supportive of a relative coming out as gay, lesbian, or bisexual than those who are transgender or non-binary. According to the research, Spaniards are the most likely among the surveyed nationalities to say they would be supportive when it came to a…

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