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Take Pride Report - June 2022
are steeped in disgust. This is often reflected in media discourse about trans people and their rights. This
data suggests that our media is amplifying a minority and harmful view, rather than reflecting more
widely held sentiment.
Feelings of resentment and envy
Lesbian Gay Bi Trans
Resentment 4% 3% 4% 4%
Lesbian Gay Bi Trans
Envy 2% 3% 3% 2%
Feelings of resentment, and feelings of envy are even less common, and consistent across all of our
communities.
Feelings of fear
Lesbian Gay Bi Trans
4% 4% 3% 4%
Finally, as with other negative emotions, only a small percentage of the public are fearful of members of
the LGBT community, and this percentage is consistent across all identity groups.
As with feelings of disgust, it is striking that the public is no more likely to fear trans people than it is
lesbian, gay or bi people. Much of the current media coverage of trans people focuses on the idea that
trans women pose a threat to cis women, and that cis women are fearful of them as a consequence. This
data suggests that, as with feelings of disgust, our media is amplifying a minority view, rather that
reflecting a commonplace sentiment.
Can’t choose / don’t want to say
Members of the public responding to the survey were also given the option of saying they ‘can’t choose’
an option, or they ‘prefer not to say’. These responses are very different from each other and are worth
reflecting on briefly.