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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Athena Stavrou

Half of lesbian and gay parents fear their child will be bullied because they’re in an LGBTQ+ family

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More than half of lesbian and gay parents have faced negative comments about their families, new research has found, with 48 per cent fearing their child will be bullied at school.

A report by Just Like Us found that more than a third of lesbian and gay parents have been asked invasive questions such as “strangers asking about my child’s sperm donor”, with this number increasing to 39 per cent for lesbian mums.

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