Nearly 80 per cent of LGBT children in Scotland have had suicidal thoughts — more than 10 percentage points higher than their peers in England.
Research found 79 per cent of those aged 11 to 18 who identified as LGBT+ had thoughts of suicide in Scotland while in England the rates were 67 per cent and in Wales they were 73 per cent. Northern Ireland had the highest proportion, at 82 per cent. The data from charity Just Like Us comes as the LGBT community marks Pride Month.
The survey of 2,934 secondary pupils across the UK, of whom 1,140 were LGBT+, also found Covid disproportionately affected the mental health of LGBT+ young people. Gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans young people were more than
