Evidence Exchange of LGB&T Statistics
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1 in 10 LGB respondents in Norfolk did not feel the need to avoid affection with their same-sex partner in public for fear of homophobia.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying
87% of LGB respondents in Norfolk said their top priority for action was for public agencies to recognise and represent LGB people in everyday life, communications (including images) and publicity.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Public Life
Two thirds of LGB respondents in Norfolk said they regularly avoided certain situations such as going for a Valentines Day meal.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying
80% of LGB respondents in Norfolk said they were cautious about showing affection with a same-sex partner in public to avoid the homophobic reaction of others.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Bullying
60% of LGB people in Norfolk are not open about their sexual orientation at work due to concerns that this might damage their career prospects.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Employment
Over three quarters of LGB people in Norfolk said that they felt fairly treated by public agencies in Norfolk.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Public Life
Nearly half of LGB people in Norfolk had experienced homophobic harassment or hate crime over the last 12 months.
Topics:
Crime:
Hate Crime
Discrimination:
Bullying
While 20% think there is too little LGB coverage on TV, the majority of LGB people feel this way (many heterosexual people don’t have a view).read more
Views on the amount of the portrayal of LGB people across different broadcasters are similar. Overall, for each broadcaster, just over 10% of people say there is too much and about 15% say there is too little with the remainder feeling either that the amount at the moment is about right or having no strong views. However, amongst LGB audience it is much higher as half of the LGB audience feel there is too little portrayal by each of the broadcasters.read more
Most people rate each of the broadcasters as either good or neutral on how they feature LGB people and their lives. Less than 10% say they are poor, however this figure rises to a quarter amongst LGB people. BBC and Channel 4 are rated slightly higher than other broadcasters.read more
Around 40% of respondents think it’s important that TV features LGB content, 40% have no view and 20% think it’s unimportant.read more
A significant minority of heterosexual men (around 25%) say there is too much coverage of LGB people on TV – particularly of gay men.read more
A slight majority of the population say they are ‘comfortable’ with the portrayal of LGB people in the broadcast media (just over 50%); approximately 15% say they aren’t comfortable, and the rest have no strong views.read more
Of those who take drugs, 13% mainly take them on the gay bar and club scene, 47% mainly take them outside of the scene, and 40% take them in both locations.
Topics:
Substance Misuse:
Drugs
Around three quarters of LGB&T women and a third of LGB&T men think it would be 'very' useful if LGB&T groups provided long-term counselling for those experiencing drug or alcohol addiction.
Topics:
Substance Misuse:
Drugs, Alcohol
Only 2% of LGB&T women and 4% of LGB&T men believe it would not useful for LGB&T groups to provide information about addiction services.
Topics:
Substance Misuse:
Drugs, Alcohol
Over three quarters of LGB&T women and two thirds of LGB&T men think it would be 'very' useful if LGB&T groups provided information about addiction services.
Topics:
Substance Misuse:
Drugs, Alcohol
Over three quarters of LGB&T women and two thirds of LGB&T men think it would be 'very' useful if LGB&T groups signposted to addiction services.
Topics:
Substance Misuse:
Alcohol, Drugs
Around three quarters of LGB&T women and half of LGB&T men think it would be 'very' useful if LGB&T groups provided one-off support sessions for those experiencing drug or alcohol addiction.
Topics:
Substance Misuse:
Drugs, Alcohol
Nearly half of transgendered respondents who felt they needed support for drug or alcohol addiction would not feel comfortable disclosing their sexual orientation to drug and alcohol services in the private sector compared to around 1 in 10 who would not feel comfortable disclosing to the LGB&T sector.
Topics:
Substance Misuse:
Drugs, Alcohol
Mental Health:
Coming Out