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LGBT People Still Suffer Harassment at Work

A new Government survey has revealed that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the UK continue to experience negative reactions and discrimination in public and at work.

With regards to the workplace, a majority of respondents had a positive or neutral reaction when they were open about being LGBT at work, but some said they had experienced a negative reaction due to being LGBT. The survey showed that too many LGBT people feel unable to be themselves at work and that the majority of incidents in the workplace were left unreported.

Some of the most important findings were:

  • 23% of survey respondents employed in the 12 months preceding the survey had experienced a negative or mixed reaction from others in the workplace due to being LGBT or thought to be LGBT.
  • 11% of those in work had experienced a negative reaction in the 12 months preceding the survey due to someone disclosing that they were LGBT without their permission, 11% due to other inappropriate comments or conduct and 9% due to verbal harassment, insults or other hurtful comments.
  • 77% of respondents that had experienced a negative incident in work in the preceding 12 months said the most serious incident was not reported, primarily because they had thought it would not be worth it, or that nothing would happen or change.

In response to the survey’s findings, the Government has published an LGBT Action Plan, which includes a £4.5m fund to address inequality and support the delivery of actions in the plan in areas including health, education, personal safety and the workplace.

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