Personal Experiences with Discrimination, Exclusion % saying this because of their sexualorientation or gender -identity
Although equal employment rights is seen as one of the top policy issues in the community, relatively few LGBT adults report experiencing workplace discrimination directly, compared with some other forms of discrimination and exclusion. About one-in-five (21%) say they have been treated unfairly by an employer because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, (5% say this happened within the past year and 16% report that this happened but not within the past year). The experiences of different groups in the LGBT community vary: 26% of gay men, 23% of lesbians and 15% of bisexuals say that they have been treated unfairly by an employer.
Personal Experiences with Discrimination,  | Exclusion  | % saying this because of their sexualorientation or gender -identity  | Happened past in  | Happened, past not  | NET  | the past year  | in past year  | Ever  | Been subject to slurs or  | 43  | 16  | 58  | jokes  | Been rejected by a friend  | 33  | 39  | rejected or family by member  | Been threatened or  | 26  | 30  | physically attacked  | Been made to feel  | unwelcome ata worship place feel of  | 23  | 29  | worship  | Received poor hotel, service in  | a restaurant, hotel, place 5  | 18  | 23  | of business  | Been treated unfairly by  | 5  | 16  | 21  | an employer  | Notes: Based on all LGBT (N=1,197). ""Net" was computed priorto rounding.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER  | LGBT/82a-f 