Across the spectrum: Attitudes towards minority genders and sexualities in Ireland
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Noone C, Hoey J, Costa E, Keogh B, Buggy C, Browne K,, Across the spectrum: Attitudes towards minority genders and sexualities in Ireland, Dublin, National LGBT Federation, 2022Download Item:
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Abstract:
These objectives were addressed in a descriptive study
using a mixed-methods cross-sectional survey design.
Over 700 participants from the general public completed
the online survey. Ethical approval to conduct this
research was granted by the University College Dublin
Human Research Ethics Committee.
The results of both the quantitative and qualitative data
suggest a broad acceptance of LGBT+ identities and a
desire to not judge, categorise or prescribe how LGBT+
people live. However, the clear difference in support for
identities, beliefs and policies that pertain to groups that
are often seen as more normative, specifically Gay men
and Lesbian women, compared to those that may be
perceived as more transgressive of gender norms, such
as Bi, Trans, Non-binary and Intersex people, is a central
theme in this report.
Despite the disparities in attitudes described above,
there was strong support for beliefs that reflected
more complex views of sexual identity and gender
than traditional binary perspectives. For example, it
is important to note that almost three-quarters of the
participants agreed that gender is a complicated issue
and does not always match biological sex. In addition,
the majority of participants endorsed beliefs that gender
is not binary. There was also strong support for the
beliefs that gender should not determine one’s choice
of partner and that sexual identity does not necessarily
have distinct boundaries. Both the qualitative and
quantitative data suggested a preference for seeing
people as individuals rather than homogenous members
of categories.
For each of the policy goals that were presented, the
majority indicated support. There was particularly
strong support for progressing hate crime legislation,
parental rights, education about LGBT+ issues and
resourcing of the LGBT+ community.
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Author: Keogh, Brian
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