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Survey Suggests Many People In The LGBT Community Are Reluctant To Come Out

The Canadian Press, 09 Aug, 2017 11:50 AM
    MONTREAL — A new Canadian survey on the LGBT community suggests while just more than one-tenth of the population identifies as part of that group, many people are reluctant to tell others.
     
     
    More than half of the respondents who described themselves as LGBT said they have not come out to work colleagues, while just under half have not told their classmates.
     
     
    The findings are found in a survey that was commissioned on behalf of a Quebec foundation committed to fighting bullying, discrimination and violence.
     
     
     
    While four out of five LGBT respondents agreed Canadian society has shown a willingness to integrate, nearly three-quarters believe much more needs to be done to combat homophobic behaviour and bullying of the community.
     
     
    The survey released today was conducted by polling firm CROP for the Fondation Jasmin Roy and involved 2,697 online questionnaires, including 1,897 that went to respondents who identified as LGBT.
     
     
    The data was collected between January and June 2017.

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