Evidence Exchange of LGB&T Statistics
Welcome to the LGF’s Evidence Exchange, an evidence base of statistics about lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) needs and experiences.
Topics range 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.
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Lesbian and bisexual girls are twice as likely as gay or bisexual boys to self harm (72% v. 36%)
Topics:
Mental Health:
Suicide & Self Harm
More than half of LGB young people deliberately harm themselves (including cutting or burning themselves)
Topics:
Mental Health:
Suicide & Self Harm
2 in 5 LGB pupils who experience homophobic bullying attempt or think about taking their own life as a direct result of the bullying
Topics:
Mental Health:
Suicidal Thoughts, Suicide & Self Harm
Discrimination:
Bullying, Education
LGB young people who experience homophobic bullying are nearly twice as likely to attempt to take their own lives than those who aren't bullied
Topics:
Mental Health:
Suicide & Self Harm
Discrimination:
Bullying
LGB young people who experience homophobic bullying are more likely to have suicidal thoughts than those who aren't bullied (72% v. 56%)
Topics:
Mental Health:
Suicide & Self Harm, Suicidal Thoughts
Discrimination:
Bullying
Nearly 4 in 5 gay and bisexual boys of black or minority ethnicity have thought about taking their own life.
Topics:
Mental Health:
Suicide & Self Harm, Suicidal Thoughts
7 in 10 lesbian and bisexual girls and almost 6 in 10 gay and bisexual boys have thought about taking their own life
Topics:
Mental Health:
Suicidal Thoughts, Suicide & Self Harm
Lesbian and bisexual girls are nearly twice as likely to attempt suicide than gay and bisexual boys
Topics:
Mental Health:
Suicide & Self Harm
Nearly 1 in 4 LGB young people have tried to take their own life at some point
Topics:
Mental Health:
Suicide & Self Harm
Of LGB pupils who are bullied, 3 in 5 feel embarrassed, 2 in 5 feel ashamed and 1 in 4 say they feel guilty about it
Topics:
Mental Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Education, Bullying
1 in 7 LGB pupils who are bullied skip school more than 6 times and almost a third say they are likely to do this again in the future
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying, Education
More than 2 in 5 LGB pupils who experience homophobic bullying skip school because of it
Topics:
Discrimination:
Education, Bullying
1 in 3 LGB pupils who experience homophobic bullying change their plans for further education because of it
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying, Education
7 in 10 LGB pupils skip school at some point
Topics:
Discrimination:
Education
Almost 1 in 10 LGB pupils who experience bullying have had to change schools because of it, and a further 2 in 5 have considered it
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying, Education
LGB pupils who have been bullied are 3 x more likely to feel unsafe at school as those who haven't been bullied
Topics:
Discrimination:
Education, Bullying
LGB pupils who have been bullied are 2x more likely to be unhappy at school as those who haven't been bullied
Topics:
Mental Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Education, Bullying
Nearly 2 in 5 LGB pupils who have been bullied don't enjoy going to school compared to 1 in 5 who haven't been bullied
Topics:
Discrimination:
Education, Bullying
LGB pupils who have been bullied are 2x more likely to say they don't find their school an accepting, tolerant place where they feel welcome than those who aren't bullied.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Education, Bullying
Nearly half of LGB pupils who have been bullied don't feel part of their school community compared to a third who haven't been bullied.
Topics:
Mental Health:
Isolation & Loneliness, Building Social Networks
Discrimination:
Education, Bullying