Results—non-comparative survey results for well-being
| Source (date) | Personal safety | Connecting with friends and social support | Outness |
| Birmingham LGBT (Sept 2020) | 7% reported experiencing a hate crime since the start of the pandemic 5% of respondents indicated they had experienced domestic abuse from a current or ex-partner or family member since the start of lockdown | 60% indicated they had no emotional support 25% reported knowing someone who had died from COVID-19 (7% had lost family member/s, 14% friend/s, 6% relative/s, 3% neighbour/s) | 20% were worried about being their authentic self through lockdown |
| Houghton and Tasker (Aug 2020) | 26% felt either very or extremely uncomfortable where they were living | 28% in relationships felt very or extremely isolated from their partner(s) 59% felt very or extremely isolated from LGBTQ friends, compared with 46% felt very or extremely isolated from cis or heterosexual friends | 19% felt very or completely suffocated due to not being able to express their LGBTQ* identity where they were currently living |
| Kneale and Becares (Aug 2020) | (See separate table in online supplemental file) | ||
| Lancashire LGBT (July 2020) | 11% concerned about this 8% experienced domestic violence 7% had hate incident | 55% concerned about this 60% were not keeping in contact with people from LGBT groups | 34% of did not feel able to be open about SOGI in their home/living environment |
| Live Through This (Aug 2020) | NR | 55% worried about not seeing their friends or family 43% concerned about social isolation | 9% are not out to anyone in their medical team |
| LGBT Foundation (May 2020) | 8% do not feel safe where they are currently staying | 64% said they would rather receive support during COVID-19 from an LGBT-specific organisation | NR |
| LGBT South West, Intercom Trust (July 2020) | 9% did not feel safe where they were currently staying | 63% listed inability to see friends and family as their top concern at this time 58% would prefer to receive support from an LGBT+-specific organisation | NR |
| Opening Doors London (Nov 2020) | NR | 37% felt more lonely than usual 27% hardly ever or never had someone to talk to during lockdown 18% hardly ever received support from neighbours and local community Over 20% did not have smart phone, tablet, laptop or access to the internet | NR |
LGBT+, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary, intersex and queer; NR, not reported; SOGI, sexual orientation or gender identity.