'Workplace culture clearly needs to change.'
More than 1,000 LGBTQ+ people were surveyed for the research One in two LGBTQ+ people say they are bullied or harassed at work, new research suggests. A survey of 1,000 LGBTQ+ people by the Trades Union Congress indicated that one in five of those surveyed had been exposed to verbal abuse at work in the last five years. More than a quarter of respondents said they had homophobic, biphobic or transphobic remarks directed at them or made in their presence.
‘People don’t guess that I’m gay, so I hear the homophobia all the time. I just can’t believe it.’ Vee previously worked in hospitality, and said she was abused verbally and racially for her LGBTQ+ status. TUC general secretary Paul Nowak said: ‘This new report shines a light on the extent of discrimination LGBT+ workers face in our workplaces.
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