Key Statistics

  • 42%

    of LGBTIQ+ people hide their sexuality or gender identity at social and community events.

    Australian Human Rights Commission

  • 47%

    of people who are gay or lesbian have experienced workplace sexual harassment in the past five years.

    Australian Human Rights Commission

  • 60%

    of young LGBTQ+ people aged between 14-21 years old had felt unsafe at secondary school.

    Writing Themselves In 4

  • 2x

    LGBTIQA+ employees are twice as likely to be victims of workplace discrimination as their non-LGBTIQA+ colleagues.

    SEEK P.R.I.D.E Report

  • 80%

    have witnessed or experienced homophobia in sport with homophobic language the most common.

    Out on the Fields

  • 1 in 4

    Australians in the workplace don't ever see themselves becoming an ally to LGBTIQA+ communities.

    SEEK P.R.I.D.E Report

  • 2.5x

    Compared to the general population, LGBTIQ people are two and a half times more likely to have been diagnosed or treated for a mental health condition in the past 12 months.

    LGBTIQ+ Health Australia

  • 75%

    believe an openly gay person would not be very safe as a spectator at a sporting event.

    Out on the Fields

  • 3%

    of the population identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual. This figure is higher among people younger than 25 in Australia — rising to 4% for male and around 7% for female.

    Rainbow Health Victoria

  • 1%

    Up to 1% of people identify as transgender or gender diverse.

    Rainbow Health Victoria

  • 1.7%

    Up to 1.7% of the population are intersex or have an intersex variation.

    Intersex Human Rights Australia

  • 63%

    of transgender, gender diverse and non-binary people experience homelessness compared to cisgender people (37%).

    Private Lives 3

  • 16%

    of workers who identify as bisexual are out to everyone with whom they work.

    Diversity Council Australia

  • 49%

    Nearly half of Australian sporting clubs involved in a 2020 Monash University and VicHealth study still believe being gay is wrong or unnatural.

    Monash University

  • 38%

    Should the law be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry?

    Nearly 40% of eligible Australians (almost 5 million) voted “no” in Australia’s marriage postal survey in 2017.

    Australian Bureau of Statistics

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