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One in four LGBTQ+ people do not feel welcome at live sports events – Stonewall

ONE in four LGBTQ+ people do not feel welcome at live sports events, new research commissioned by Stonewall has found.
Research was conducted through a market research and insight agency between January 24 and March 11 this year among 2,000 LGBTQ+ people and found that some still feel unwelcome or unsafe playing or watching sport.
It also found that one in four LGBTQ+ people do not feel welcome in community sport groups or community team sports.
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