LGBT

Question 1

Percentage of LGBT and Transgender bullied at school

Answer 1

67% LGBT, 77% transgender

Question 2

% of LGBT out to GP

Answer 2

37%

Question 3

% Transgender people out to GP

Answer 3

67%

Question 4

% of LGBT said they knew where to get information on sexual health

Answer 4

90%

Question 5

% of LGBT said they felt safe and supported by medical staff in NHS in terms of sexual orientation/gender identity

Answer 5

57%

Question 6

% of LGB and % of transgender people suffer from mental health conditions.

Answer 6

40% and 67%

Question 7

There is, on average, ? new cases of HIV diagnosed each year in Scotland.

Answer 7

400

Question 8

Of the 284 new cases of HIV in men in Scotland, 70% were likely caused as a result of transmission through sex between men (recorded as men who have sex with men). HIGHER OR LOWER?

Answer 8

The probable route of transmission was sex between men (recorded as ‘men who have sex with men, or MSM) in 146 cases, heterosexual intercourse in 123 cases, and injecting drug use in 20.Of the 374 individuals reported during 2014, 187 (50%) are presumed to have acquired their infection outwith Scotland.