image: 8 in 10 Irish people identifying as LGBTQI+ report having experienced at least one form of identity abuse.
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8 in 10 Irish people identifying as LGBTQI+ report having experienced at least one form of identity abuse, and more than half have experienced multiple forms of abuse within their lifetime
Article URL: https://plos.io/3LxnnBH
Article title: Identity abuse against sexual and gender minority communities: The Being LGBTQI+ in Ireland study
Author countries: Ireland
Funding: The study was funded by the Health Service Executive (HSE) (https://www.hse.ie/), the National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) (https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/mental-health-services/nosp/), the HSE National Social Inclusion Office (NISO) (https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/5/publichealth/publichealthdepts/nsio/) and the What Works and Dormant Accounts Fund, Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (https://whatworks.gov.ie/) through Belong To Youth Services (https://www.belongto.org/). The recipient of the funding was the Principal Investigator, Professor Agnes Higgins. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Journal
PLOS One
Article Title
Identity abuse against sexual and gender minority communities: The Being LGBTQI+ in Ireland study
Article Publication Date
26-Nov-2025
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.