7 Take Pride Report - June 2022 How gender influences feelings towards LGBT people Across all the questions asked we see a consistent pattern of difference between women and men, where women are more likely to feel positively about LGBT people and less likely to feel negatively than men. The percentages of women and men selecting ‘can’t choose’ and ‘prefer not to say’ options are similar, so there is no evidence here that this gender difference is caused by woman hiding their feelings. This pattern in keeping with gender differences in other attitudinal data, where women are typically more inclined than men to take a socially liberal approach. Feelings towards lesbians by gender Feelings towards gay men by gender 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% Respect Admiration Disgust Pity Fear Resentment Envy Men Women 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% Respect Admiration Disgust Pity Fear Resentment Envy Men Women