Life in Scotland is getting worse, say young LGBT+ people
by Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5YJEK)
Concerns about bullying, homophobia and hate crime revealed in latest five-yearly report
Life for LGBT+ young people in Scotland is worse now than it has been for a long time", according to a report which highlights growing concerns about homophobia in public spaces, bullying in schools and transphobic media coverage.
The five-yearly report from the campaigning and advocacy group LGBT Youth Scotland found a sharp decrease in respondents who believe that Scotland is a good place for LGBTI young people to live, falling from 81% in 2017 to 65% in 2022 and the first drop in the figure for 15 years.
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