Sexual orientation
Key findings
- 38% of employees have not given details (up 0.7% compared to last year)
- 28% preferred not to say (down 6.3% compared to last year)
- of those who did share details:
- 59% identify as heterosexual
- 3% identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual (up 0.2% compared to last year)
- 2.9% of the Southend population identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual
Bisexual
| Year | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 0.6% |
| 2020/21 | 0.8% |
| 2021/22 | 1.0% |
| 2022/23 | 1.0% |
| Overall change | 0.2% |
| Southend Census data (2021) | 1.3% |
Gay
| Year | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 0.7% |
| 2020/21 | 0.6% |
| 2021/22 | 0.8% |
| 2022/23 | 1.0% |
| Overall change | 0.2% |
| Southend Census data (2021) | 1.6% |
Lesbian
| Year | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 0.5% |
| 2020/21 | 0.5% |
| 2021/22 | 1.5% |
| 2022/23 | 1.0% |
| Overall change | 0.5% |
| Southend Census data (2021) | 1.6% |
These findings show that:
- many employees do not wish to share this type of information
- more staff are open to sharing this information compared to last year
- the 3% that identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual is in line with of our community
Next steps
- continue to encourage employees to update their information