Following Pride Month, this data shows us how LGBTQIA+ people feel about visible acts of representation or allyshipÂ
BY CASSIDY BAILEY, IMAGE BY JUAN MOYANO/CANVA
A YouGov study has found that 75% of LGBTQIA+ women feel safer when they see a Pride flag displayed in a public place. This number jumps to 79% for other LGBTQIA+ identities.
On average, 67% of the 2,959 LGBTQIA+ UK residents surveyed said they felt safer in small public settings, such as in a coffee shop or outside someone’s house, with women more likely to say so than men (59%). Overall, 27% said they felt no difference.
The study, published on 18 July, comes after Pride Month in June, which saw Pride flags once again become a prominent feature in shopfronts, homes and businesses across the country. Though it seems Pride flags are now becoming an increasingly permanent, year-round display in many places too.
Those surveyed were also asked: “How important, if at all, is the Pride flag (in its various forms) to you?” Again, women (69%) skewed higher than men (53%), with 77% of other gender identities also answering that they found it very or fairly important.
Nearly half of LGBTQIA+ men (44%) said that it was not very or not at all important.
Among transgender Brits, 72% said that both the flag is important and they feel safer when it’s displayed in public places.
The study also found that lesbian women feel unsafe in everyday situations, even with a partner. This includes things like getting a taxi, riding the bus or walking with your partner at night.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the data also shows that trans people – in this study, this includes intersex, non-binary and “other” identities too – are also less likely to say they feel safe with a partner in everyday situations compared to cisgender Brits.
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