LGBT Flashcards
Define transgender
An umbrella term used to describe a range of people whose gender identity or expression differs in some way from the assumptions made about them when they were born.
Define gender identiy
An individual’s internal self perception of own gender
Define gender expression
an individuals external gender related physical appearance or behavriou
What percentage of LGBT people are bullied at school
69 percent
77 percent of transgender
What percentage of LGB people are ‘out’ to their GP
35 percent
what percentage of transgender people are out to their gp
67 percent
what percentage of LGBT people feel safe and supported by NHS staff in terms of sexual orientation/gender identity
57 percent
what percentage of LGB and transgender people suffer from mental health conditions
40 percent of LGB
50 percent of transgender
how many new cases of HIV are diagnosed in Scotland each year
400
Most are male and ages 25-44
