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Gay people still face widespread discrimination, according to the largest ever survey of LGB people in the UK.

A YouGov poll of 1,658 people comissioned by Stonewall found that nine in ten people who identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual think they would face barriers from becoming a foster parent. Almost a third expect to be treated worse than a heterosexual when enrolling their child in primary or secondary school, and three in five think they’d face barriers if they wanted to be a parliamentary candidate for the Labour Party, a figure that rises to 90% for the Conservatives.

Other findings of the survey:

• A fifth of those surveyed expect to be treated worse than a heterosexual when reporting any crime to the police

• A third think they would be treated worse by police if suspected of committing a crime, a figure which rises to 41% in London

• Nearly a quarter think they would be treated worse if they appeared before a judge for committing a criminal offence

• One in five expect worse treatment when applying for social housing

Ben Summerskill, Stonewall’s Chief Executive, said: “Too many public services are still a bit too smug about the progress being made towards fair treatment for the lesbian and gay taxpayers who help fund them. The insight provided by this report is a valuable antidote to that sort of complacency.”

“This pioneering research highlights the one remaining gap at the heart of Britain’s legislative equality framework. There is not yet a duty on public bodies requiring them to promote equality of service for gay people in a way that already exists for gender, ethnicity and disability. We’ll now be pressing the government to honour its outstanding manifesto pledge to introduce such a duty.”

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