Half of LGBT+ women in UK being outed at work, troubling study finds
Over a third of LGBT+ women with children have suffered homophobia from other parents
Half of all gay, bisexual, transgender and other LGBT+ women living in Britain are being outed in the workplace, a troubling new study has found.
The report, carried out by Europe’s leading magazine for lesbians and bisexual women, Diva, found over a third of LGBT+ women with children have suffered homophobia from other parents.
Researchers who examined the daily experiences of LGBT+ women found they face a slew of issues in the workplace, and many are “in the closet at work”.
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