General characteristics
| Source organisation/ team (date) | Name of report | Type of sample | N= | Comparator group | Qualitative/quantitative | Demographics LGBT+ groups | External funding | Form |
| Barnardo’s London (Sept 2020)29 | Listening to young Londoners: a digital listening project | Young people aged 13–25 living in London | ~20 | Cisgender respondents (N=~989, Total N=1009) | Quantitative only | 45% cis male, 45% cis female, 2% trans male plus trans female plus non-binary, 8% PNTS 19% 13–15, 7% 16–18, 22% 19–21, 41% 22–25 | NR | One grey report, phase 3 part used |
| Birmingham LGBT (Sept 2020)30 | Impact of Covid-19 on Birmingham’s LGBT communities | LGBTQ+ people who live, work or socialise in Birmingham | 146 | None | Both | 24% lesbian, 53% gay, 16% bisexual, 9% queer, 5% unsure 38% female, 59% male, 3% other 9% trans male plus trans female plus non-binary, 1% PNTS 4% black, 4% mixed, 2% Asian 28% disabled 8% aged 18–24, 26% 25–34, 20% 35–44, 19% 45–54, 13% 55–64, 11% 65–74 | Unclear if sponsored by Birmingham City Council or not | One grey report |
| Healthwatch Together (June/July 2020)31 32 | The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the LGBTQ community | LGBT+ population living in Cumbria or Lancashire | 37 | General population living in same area N=785 (of which 37 were LGB) | Both | 35% lesbian, 16% gay, 32% bisexual, 17% other 35% male, 65% female 14% trans male plus trans female plus non-binary 5% BAME 8% disabled 32% aged 55+ | NR | Two grey reports, one of LGBT+, one of general population |
| Houghton and Tasker (Aug 2020)33 | LGBTQ UK COVID-19 Lockdown 18–35 Experiences | People aged 18–35 | 345 | Heterosexual respondents (N=~6) (results not given) | Both | 42% gay or lesbian, 27% bisexual, 12% pansexual, 10% other 44% male, 39% female, 12% non-binary, 5% other 21% transgender (gender not specified) 6% BAME 52% disabled or ongoing health problem 12% aged 18–20, ~30% 21–25, 30% 26–30, 30% 31–35 | British Academy Special Research Grant | One grey report |
| Kneale and Becares (Aug 2020)34 | Queerantine Survey | LGBT+ (83.6% from UK) | 310 | None | Quantitative only | Sexual orientation NR except 8% queer 23.5% trans male or trans female or non-binary 13.2% BAME 15.1% aged 18–24, 30.9% 25–34, 27.6% 35–44, 19.3% 45–54, 7.1% 55+ | Unfunded | Manuscript for publication submission |
| Lancashire LGBT (July 2020)35 | Covid-19 lockdown survey report | LGBT+ population living in Lancashire | 187 | Changed since before lockdown | Both | 16% lesbian, 43% gay, 26% bisexual, 3% heterosexual, 10% other including pansexual 56% men, 34% women, 10% other, 25% trans gender, 72% cis, 3% PNTS (gender not specified) 4% BAME 22% disabled 17% aged 55+ | NR | One grey report |
| LGBT Foundation (May 2020)36 | Hidden Figures | LGBT+ population | 555 | None | Both | 26% lesbian, 42% gay, 13% bisexual, 1% heterosexual, 6% other, including as queer or pansexual 44% men, 41% women 10% non-binary, 4% other 23% transgender, 3% intersex (gender not specified) 8% BAME 27% disabled 24% aged 50+ | NR | One grey report |
| LGBT South West, Intercom Trust (July 2020)37 | The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on our Communities | LGBT+ population living in the South West | 407 | None | Both | 24% lesbian, 27% gay, 26% bisexual, 4% heterosexual, 15% other including pansexual 36% men, 49% women, 10% non-binary, 4% other 29% transgender (gender not specified) 3% BAME 24% disabled 15% aged 55+ | NR | One grey report |
| Live Through This (Aug 2020)38 | Cancer & Covid in our community | Patients with cancer, (50% from UK) | 74 | None | Both | 65% lesbian or gay, 12% bisexual, 8% heterosexual, 15% other including pansexual 50% men, 42% women, 8% other 12% transgender (gender not specified) 5% BAME 32% disabled 62% aged 55+ | NR | One grey report |
| Opening Doors London (Nov 2020)39 | Only Connect. The impact of Covid-19 on older LGBT+ people | Older LGBT+ population near London | 103 | None | Both | 67% gay, 20% lesbian, 7% bisexual, 4% queer, 1% pansexual, 1% asexual Transgender—NR 10% BAME age range 51–90, mean 62 years | NR | One grey report |
| Outlife (June 2020)26 | The LGBTQ+ Lockdown Wellbeing Report | LGBT+ population | Lesbian=443 Gay=531 Bisexual=630 Other=717 | a. Hetero-sexual and cisgender respondents (N=33) b. Before lockdown | Both | 19% lesbian, 23% gay, 27% bisexual, 1% heterosexual, 30% other including pansexual 32% men, 45% women, 17% non-binary, 6% other 32% transgender (gender not specified) 10% BAME 5% aged 55+ | NR | Website plus downloads |
BAME, black, Asian and minority ethnic; LGBT+, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary, intersex and queer; NR, not reported; PNTS, prefer not to say.