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Why Outlife

Contact information

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: 020 7738 6872


About OutLife

OutLife is the home of health and life advice for LGBT+ people. OutLife was set up because HERO - Health Equality and Rights Organisation, the parent organisation of OutLife, believes that not enough is being done to curb the high levels of mental illness and suicide among LGBT+ people in the UK. 

LGBT+ people are more likely to:

  • Experience mental illness issues such as depression and anxiety
  • Experience suicidal thoughts or act on those thoughts
  • Die by suicide
  • Experience self harm 

LGBT+ people are also more likely to:

  • Abuse alcohol and drugs
  • Be involved in harder sex and drug scene such as 'chemsex'
  • Are twice more likely to smoke
  • Have higher rates of HIV and STIs, especially gay men and trans people. 

LGBT+ people also face discrimination, bullying, hate crime and intimidation simply for being LGBT. 

And this is why OutLife exists. We believe that LGBT+ people deserve health equality, while experiencing life as an LGBT+ person without judgement. 

OutLife exists to empower LGBT+ people to take control of their health and well-being, while creating personal and social change in their lives and our community. 


Why OutLife?

In creating OutLife, we wanted to make sure we can provide the LGBT+ community as best we can. To make sure we give LGBT+ people want they want we surveyed over 1433 LGBT+ people. 

  • 24.58% described themselves as Gay
  • 31.22% described themselves as Bisexual
  • 11.98% described themselves as Hetrosexual
  • 2.44% described themselves as Asexual
  • 13.74% described themselves as Pansexual
  • 5.50% described themselves as Questioning 
  • 10.53% described themselves as Lesbian

Age:

95% were under the age of 35. 

Gender:

  • 19.52% were Male
  • 56.89% were Female
  • 9.31% were Trans Male
  • 0.63% were Trans Female
  • 8.47% were Non-binary
  • 1.26% were Agender
  • 0.84% were Bigender
  • 3.08% were Other

We asked: On which of the following topics have you recently sought advice online? 

Mental health
70.67%
Happiness / wellbeing
50.86%
Relationships
45.35%
Sex 
26.82%
Sexual health
23.10%
Drugs / alcohol abuse
13.23%
Money matters
13.16%
My rights at work
10.44%
Reproductive rights
7.94%

We asked: "I would use mental health resources if they were featured on OutLife"

75.55% said they would. 

We asked: Which mental health resources would you use if included in OutLife? (tick all that apply

Depression and anxiety guidance and facts
84.94%
Guidance for LGBT+ specific issues (body image in gay community etc.._)
76.78%
Mood assessment tool
64.60%
Suicide prevention resources
57.47%
Links to therapeutic treatments and services
40.69%
Peer support forums
39.31%
Live-chat service
35.86%

We asked: Respond to the following statement: "I would use sexual health guidance and tools if featured on OutLife."

58.12% said they would.

We asked: Which sexual health resources would you use if featured on OutLife? (Tick all that apply)

Safer sex guides
72.68%
Lesbian and trans-specific resources
58.68%
STI information
57.00%
Automated sexual health assessment tool
44.52%
HIV info pages
39.29%
Links to clinics
39.12%
Links to home testing
37.77%
Information about navigating hookup culture and apps
37.61%
PrEP and PEP guidance
24.11%

We asked: Respond to the following statement: "I would use information and advice about LGBT rights if featured on OutLife"

78.25% said they would.

We asked: Which rights topics would you want to access if featured on OutLife? (tick all that apply)

Travel (LGBT rights country by country)
81.45%
Discrimination
78.55%
Marriage
74.08%
Adoption
69.08%
Healthcare rights
60.13%
Employment
59.74%
Housing
43.29%
Asylum / refugee
27.63%

We asked: Respond to the following statement: "I would use LGBT life-guidance resources if featured on OutLife - e.g guide to coming out, or navigating religion and sexuality"

71.82% said they would. 

We asked: Respond to the following statement: "I would use resources about LGBT+ relationships if featured on OutLife"

71.66% said they would. 

We asked: What LGBT relationship topics would you like to see on OutLife? (Tick all that apply)

Domestic abuse
56.34%
Marriage / civil partnerships
71.83%
Open relationships
57.22%
Polyamory
41.20%
Dating
85.74%
Loneliness
71.48%
Sex
73.77%


If you would like to talk to someone from OutLife, email us on [email protected].



OutLife's supporters:

The majority of OutLife is funded through community donations, however we are thankful to our supporters. Without them OutLife wouldn't exist. Out current supporters are: 

       


The Big Lottery Fund provided OutLife with support to create an LGBT+ image bank that we use to make sure the content on OutLife is representative of our community. 


The City Bridge Trust provides OutLife with support for our help and support hub due to launch in September 2019.


Published: 24th July, 2018

Updated: 2nd April, 2019

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