The Facts

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The following is from the current government’s ‘Working for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equality: Moving Forward’. You can download the full document here.

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• 65% of LGBT+ secondary school pupils experience homophobic bullying at school

• 97% of LGBT+ pupils report regularly hearing homophobic language in school

• 80% of LGBT+ pupils have NOT been taught about safe sex in relation to same-sex relationships

• More than 80% of trans young people have self-harmed, as have 60% of lesbian, gay and bi young people who aren’t trans.

• Just under 50% of young trans people have attempted to take their own life, and 20% of lesbian, gay and bi students who aren’t trans have done the same.

If you are introduced to something new in a positive way, you will react in a positive way. We want to do the same for anybody who is different in the UK.