Evidence Exchange
Welcome to the LGF’s Evidence Exchange, an evidence base of statistics about LGBT needs and experiences, on a range of topics from healthcare to homophobia and schools to safer sex. The evidence base is continuously updated to include new research, and all records include as much information about the statistic as possible.
The Evidence Exchange can help you with:
- evidence for funding bids for your LGBT group or organisation
- statistics for coursework and dissertations on LGBT topics
- information on LGBT equality
- comparable data to understand your local population
You can search the evidence base and produce a report specific to your needs.
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All statistics can be searched by related topics and sub-topics. The topics are broad definitions, e.g. Discrimination: Education will contain information about discrimination experienced at all levels of education, as well as information on tackling discrimination.
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Approximately 1 in 4 gay or bisexual men has self-harmed
Topics:
Mental Health:
Suicide & Self Harm
2 in 5 trans people fall outside the legal definition of transsexual and are therefore offered no legal protection
Topics:
Legal rights:
Other
1 in 4 trans women has changed job because of their transition
Topics:
Discrimination:
Employment
Nearly half of trans respondents have experienced discrimination in recruitment based on their gender change
Topics:
Discrimination:
Employment
Nearly 2 in 5 trans people had experienced harassment in work at the time of their transition
Topics:
Discrimination:
Employment
A quarter of trans people experienced harassment at work for a period after their transition
Topics:
Discrimination:
Employment
Nearly a quarter of trans people experienced verbal abuse at work
Topics:
Discrimination:
Employment
More than 1 in 20 trans people experienced physical abuse at work
Topics:
Discrimination:
Employment
Less than half of LGB people are out to their GP
Topics:
Discrimination:
Healthcare
Mental Health:
Coming Out
LGBT people of Asian descent are half as likely to be out, compared to black and mixed race people.
Topics:
Mental Health:
Coming Out
People who hold prejudice against gays and lesbians are twice as likely to be prejudiced against an ethnic group - BME LGBT people are therefore twice as likely to victims of prejudice
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
Population Characteristics:
Other
LGBT men of mixed ethnic background are most likely to have recently used specific recreational drugs, when compared with LGBT men from other ethnicities
Topics:
Substance Misuse:
Drugs
Population Characteristics:
Other
LGBT men of mixed ethnic background are most likely to have been physically or verbally abused as a result of their sexuality, compared with LGBT men from other ethnicities
Topics:
Crime:
Hate Crime
Almost 3 in 5 young black lesbians, gay men and bisexuals had experienced homophobic violence
Topics:
Crime:
Hate Crime
Nearly 2 in 5 BME LGBT people who have experienced violence believed it to be motivated by a combination of racism and homophobia
Topics:
Crime:
Hate Crime
Twice as many BME lesbians and gay men experienced a physical assault as part of a homophobic hate crime
Topics:
Crime:
Hate Crime
1 in 3 disabled LGBT individuals have been prevented from using a commercial LGBT venue
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
1 in 10 people with a disability are lesbian or gay
Topics:
Population Characteristics:
Other
Nearly 1 in 10 LGBT people are disabled
Topics:
Population Characteristics:
Other
Almost 1 in 5 GLs have a limiting disability
Topics:
Population Characteristics:
Other