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

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.

PLOS One

10.1371/journal.pone.0335595

Identity abuse against sexual and gender minority communities: The Being LGBTQI+ in Ireland study

26-Nov-2025

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.