What did we find?

 We have found that over 80 percent of the LGBT community believes that this discrimination and prejudice does occur, with the majority of the prejudice directed towards the aged and the transgender community, with the lesbian community third.  Over 50 percent of people taking part in the survey had directly experienced prejudice themselves. 

Where does it happen?

 Most of the prejudice occurred in an LGBT nightclub, followed by in public.   

What are people experiencing?

 People reported that the most common type of prejudice is ridicule by others towards a member of the group.  This was followed by unintentional exclusion, such as a lack of imagery of the Asian community in the press.  

What did you do about it?

Most people who experienced this ignored it, or talked to their friends and family about it.  Few people felt the need to access formal support services.  Most people found the people around them a little supportive or supportive, when the prejudice occurred.

What do we do now?

 Seventy to eighty percent of the community believes that increased knowledge of and more visibility of these groups will help reduce prejudice and discrimination.  

You have told us that you have seen or experienced prejudice occurring in the LGBT community, directed at other LGBT people.

You have told us you want to talk about it.

Now we are running a new community campaign to raise awareness of the issue.