Life in Scotland for LGBT+ Young People
LGBT Youth Scotland · 2022
About this report
This large-scale survey of 1,279 LGBTI young people in Scotland tracks how life has changed over 15 years across areas including community, safety, health, education, work, and living situation. Key findings show a significant decline in wellbeing since 2017: fewer young people feel happy with their life as an LGBTI person in Scotland (down from 57% to 37%), confidence in reporting hate crime to police has fallen sharply, and the majority do not feel accurately represented in the media. While some improvements were recorded — such as more supportive coming-out experiences and fewer young people leaving home in negative circumstances — the overall picture shows that life for LGBTI young people in Scotland has worsened in many respects since the last survey in 2017.
Research details
- Methodology
- SurveyMixed methods
- Sample size
- 1,279
- Sample
- LGBTI-identifying young people in Scotland aged 13–25, recruited via social media, schools, colleges, universities, and LGBT Youth Scotland youth groups.
- Place
- Scotland
- Youth involvement
- Young people consulted