New Report Finds LGBT+ People Have Suffered “Shockingly High” Levels of Sexual Harassment at Work

A new report from theTrades Union Congress (TUC) has found that seven in ten LGBT+ people have suffered sexual harassment at work. Two-thirds of those did not report the harassment, one in four of those said they didn’t report it for fear of being outed.

Two out of five LBT+ people had unwanted comments made by colleagues about their sexuality. 21 percent of LBT+ women reported sexual assault – such as unwanted kissing or touching. While 12 percent of LBT+ women (and 7 percent of GBT+ men) said they had been seriously sexually assaulted or raped at work

Four out of every ten GBT+ men said they had suffered unwelcome verbal sexual advances.

This report is the first major study of LGBT+ sexual harassment in the UK and, according to the TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady, “reveals a hidden epidemic.”

“In 2019 LGBT people should be safe and supported at work. But instead, they’re experiencing shockingly high levels of sexual harassment and assault.

“Government must change the law to put the responsibility for preventing harassment on employers, not victims. And anyone worried about sexual harassment at work should join a union.”

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