6 Take Pride Report - June 2022 Can’t choose Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Can’t choose 32% 31% 37% 29% Approximately a third of the public couldn’t choose a response, suggesting that none of the feelings presented to them reflected their own thoughts and feelings. This should not be read as a negative response – it is likely to reflect a range of positions, including those members of the public who feel more neutrally about lesbian, gay, bi and trans people, and relate to members of our community on an individual basis. Prefer not to say Trans Gay Lesbian Bi Prefer not to say 11% 10% 11% 11% A smaller percentage of the public selected ‘prefer not to say’. Although this response will also have a mix of drivers, it is reasonable to assume at least some of these people feel negatively towards lesbian, gay, bi and trans people, but are uncomfortable saying so because they are aware these responses might be seen as homophobic, biphobic or transphobic (this is known as ‘social desirability bias’). What is striking here is that the percentage of people choosing ‘prefer not to say’ is relatively low. There is no ‘silent majority’ that feels negatively about lesbian, gay, bi or trans people.