Evidence Exchange of LGB&T Statistics
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2 in 5 LGB pupils say they don't feel part of their school community
Topics:
Mental Health:
Isolation & Loneliness, Building Social Networks
Discrimination:
Education
Two thirds of LGB pupils say they don't like participating in team sports.
Topics:
Mental Health:
Building Social Networks
Discrimination:
Education
Almost half of LGB pupils feel that it's hard for people like them to be accepted
Topics:
Mental Health:
Other, Building Social Networks
Discrimination:
Education
Almost half of LGB pupils feel unable to be themselves at school.
Topics:
Mental Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Education
95% of LGB pupils reported that their school said it was wrong to bully someone because of their ethnicity compared to only 51% of pupils who reported that their school said it was wrong to bully someone because of their sexual orientation.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying
90% of LGB pupils reported that their school said it was wrong to bully someone because of their disability compared to only 51% of pupils who reported that their school said it was wrong to bully someone because of their sexual orientation.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying
More than half of LGB pupils feel they 'don't belong' at their school as a direct consequence of homophobic bullying.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying
35% of LGB young people when asked if their school said that using homophobic language like 'POOF', 'FAGGOT' or 'LEZZA' is wrong said YES.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying
Nearly half of LGB pupils reported that their school doesn't say that using homophobic language like 'poof', 'faggot' or 'lezza' is wrong.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying
A fifth of LGB young people said they didn't know if their school said that using homophobic language like 'poof', 'faggot' or 'lezza' was wrong.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying
90% of LGB pupils when asked if their school said that it's wrong to bully someone because of their disability said 'yes' compared to 10% who said either 'no' or 'I don't know'
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying
51% of LGB young people when asked if their school said that it's wrong to bully someone because they are lesbian, gay or bisexual said 'yes' compared to 49% who said either 'no' or 'I don't know'.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying
95% of LGB pupils when asked if their school said that it's wrong to bully someone because of their ethnicity said 'yes' compared to 5% who said either 'no' or 'I don't know'.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying
Only 1 in 4 gay young people who tell someone about homophobic bullying say that it stops the bullying eventually.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying
Only 12% of gay young people who are being bullied say that telling someone stops the bullying immediately.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying
Almost two-thirds of gay young people who tell someone about homophobic bullying say that it does not stop.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying
Almost half of gay young people say that hearing the word 'gay' used as an insult undermines their self esteem and distresses them 'extremely' or 'a lot'.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying
More than four in five gay young people say they are distressed and their self-esteem is undermined when they hear the word 'gay' used as an insult.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying
Only four percent of young people who tell someone about being bullied tell a religious leader.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying
Almost a third of gay young people who tell someone about homophobic bullying, tell an adult outside school such as a youth worker or family friend rather than than a parent or carer.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying
More than half of gay young people who tell someone about homophobic bullying, tell a parent or carer.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying
1 in 5 young people who experience homophobic bullying tell their headteacher.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying
1 in 4 young people who experience homophobic bullying tell an adult at school such as a classroom assistant as opposed to a teacher.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying
Two-thirds of young people who experience homophobic bullying tell a teacher.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying
When gay young people experience homophobic bullying and tell someone about it, 90% tell a friend at school.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying
Two-thirds of lesbian, gay and bisexual school pupils who have experienced homophobic bullying said that nothing happened to the bully.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying
5% of lesbian, gay and bisexual school pupils who have experienced homophobic bullying said their parents were brought in to the school to discuss it.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying
Only 1% of lesbian, gay and bisexual school pupils who have experienced homophobic bullying reported the bully being permanently excluded from school.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying
1 in 10 lesbian, gay and bisexual school pupils who have experienced homophobic bullying when asked "'What happened to the person bullying you?' responded "My parents were brought in."
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying
6% of lesbian, gay and bisexual school pupils who have experienced homophobic bullying reported the bully being excluded from school for a short time.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying