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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1 in 7 LGB women have been actively refused or discouraged from having a cervical screening test by a healthcare professional because of their sexual orientation
Topics:
Sexual Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Healthcare
Physical Health:
Other, Cancer
Over a third of LGB women who have failed to respond to a cervical screen test invitation at some point, consider LGB women to be less at risk of cervical cancer than heterosexual women
Topics:
Sexual Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Healthcare
Physical Health:
Other, Cancer
Over half of LGB women have failed to respond to an invitation for a cervical screening test at some point
Topics:
Sexual Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Healthcare
Physical Health:
Other, Cancer
Over half of LGB women have either never had a cervical screen test, or not had one within the recommended timescale for their age group
Topics:
Sexual Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Healthcare
Physical Health:
Other, Cancer
Less than half of LGB women accessed a cervical screen test within the recommended timescale for their age group
Topics:
Sexual Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Healthcare
Physical Health:
Other, Cancer
Nearly three quarters of LGB women aged between 50-64 had accessed a screen test within the last 5 years, as recommended by the national screening programme
Topics:
Sexual Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Healthcare
Physical Health:
Other, Cancer
Less than half the LGB women surveyed who were aged between 25-49 had accessed a screen test within the last 3 years, as recommended by the national screening programme
Topics:
Sexual Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Healthcare
Physical Health:
Other, Cancer
7 in 10 LGB women indicated that they had accessed a screening test within the last 5 years
Topics:
Sexual Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Healthcare
Physical Health:
Other, Cancer
A fifth of LGB women indicated that they had never been for a cervical screening test
Topics:
Sexual Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Healthcare
Physical Health:
Other, Cancer
8 in 10 LGB women indicated that they had at sometime in their life attended for a cervical screening test
Topics:
Sexual Health:
Other
Discrimination:
Healthcare
Physical Health:
Other, Cancer