Labels such as ‘homosexual’ and ‘mostly heterosexual’ should be added to the next census, according to charity BeLonG To.
Labels such as ‘homosexual’ and ‘mostly heterosexual’ should be added to the next census, according to LGBT charity BeLonG To.
“It paints part of a picture, but if we don't have an accurate picture of how many LGBT people live in this country, it's hard for us to then talk to health services, people in planning.”Ms Griffith said six to 10% of the Irish population is LGBTQ+, according to estimations from the Kinsey scale.
“In terms of looking at health services, including mental health services, it's important that we have that broken down.”Explaining the term “mostly heterosexual”, Ms Griffith said studies in the UK suggest “a lot more people who self-identify as mostly heterosexual than completely heterosexual”.
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