There are around 300,000 gay people in Scotland, 6% of the population.
68% of young lesbian, gay and bisexual people have experienced homophobic bullying, compared to 65% across the UK as a whole (Stonewall The School Report, 2007)
57% of young Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender (LGBT) people believe Scotland is good place to live - but 90% believe that homophobia and transphobia are still a problem (LGBT Youth Scotland, 2007)
66% of Scots believe that Scotland should do everything that it can to get rid of all kinds of prejudice (Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2010).
Attitudes in Scotland
30% of Scots would be unhappy if a family member formed a relationship with someone of the same sex (Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2010)
55% of said they would be unhappy with someone who cross-dresses in public forming a relationship with a close family member, and 49% said the same of someone who has had a sex change operation (Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2010)
63% of Scots think religious attitudes are to blame for public prejudice against gay people and lesbians (Stonewall Living Together, 2007)
90% of Scots think homophobic bullying in schools should be tackled (Stonewall Living Together, 2007)
93% of Scots support the fact that it's illegal to discriminate against people at work on the grounds of sexual orientation (Stonewall Living Together, 2007)
61% of Scots support equal marriage (Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2010)
85% of Scots support future legislation against discrimination in provision of healthcare and social services (Stonewall Living Together, 2007)
90% of Scots believe it should be illegal to incite hatred on the basis of sexual orientation (Stonewall Living Together, 2007)
94% of Scots would be comfortable if they had a gay colleague, 90% if there was a gay footballer on their team, 89% if they had a gay close friend, and 77% if their child was gay (Stonewall Living Together, 2007).
Crime
Two thirds of LGB and T people in Scotland have been verbally abused, a third have been physically attacked (Stonewall Scotland How Safe are You, 2010)
70% of LGBT Scots who have been physically attacked because of their sexual orientation have not reported this to anyone (Stonewall Scotland How Safe are You, 2010)
More than a third of lesbian and gay people in Scotland would expect to be treated worse than hetrosexuals when reporting a homophobic hate crime, compared to a quater in London (Stonewall Serves You Right, 2007).
Domestic abuse
An estimated 1 in 4 LGBT people experience domestic abuse from family members, partners or ex partners ( Stonewall Scotland Towards a Healthier LGBT Scotland, 2003).
Homophobic Bullying
68% of young Scottish lesbian, gay or bisexual people have been homophobically bullied at school (Stonewall The School Report, 2007)
21% of Scottish schools teach that homophobic bullying is wrong (Stonewall The School Report, 2007)
In schools that say homophobic bullying is wrong, gay pupils are 60% less likely to be bullied (Stonewall The School Report, 2007)
90% of Scots think homophobic bullying in schools should be tackled. Across the rest of the UK this figure rises to 92% (Stonewall Living Together, 2007).
The Workplace
93% of Scots support the fact that it's illegal to discriminate against people at work on the grounds of sexual orientation (Stonewall Living Together, 2007)
74% of LGB customers and 42% of straight consumers are less likely to buy products from companies that hold negative views of lesbians and gay men (Stonewall Serves you Right, 2007)
Health and the NHS
25 per cent of respondents in a Scottish survey of LGBT people had experienced inappropriate advice or treatment due to their sexual orientation or gender identity and 24% had experienced homophobia from NHS staff (Stonewall Scotland Towards a Healthier LGBT Scotland, 2003)
Just 3 in 10 lesbian and bisexual women say that healthcare workers did not make inappropriate comments when they came out (Stonewall Prescription for Change, 2008)
15% of lesbian and bisexual women under the age of 20 have attempted to take their own life. Half of lesbian and bisexual women under the age of 20 have self harmed, compared to 1 in 15 generally (Stonewall Prescription for Change, 2008).
