LGBT+ teens in England on received online harassment by gender 2022

According to an online survey conducted in England in 2022, 44 percent of male LGBT+ identifying teens reported having experienced online abuse, whilst 40 percent of female LGBT+ identifying teens reported having had the same experience. Overall, one-quarter of male LGBT+ identifying teens said they had been the target of online abuse multiple times.

Share of LGBT+ teenagers in England who have received online abuse as of January 2022, by gender

Characteristic	Male	Female
Yes, multiple times	24%	19%
Yes, once	20%	21%
No, never	50%	51%
Net: ever	44%	40%

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Release date

March 2023

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

December 23, 2021 to January 5th, 2022

Number of respondents

200 respondents

Age group

16-19 years

Special properties

percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding

Method of interview

Online interview

Supplementary notes

This statistic using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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