96% of lesbian, gay and bisexual pupils hear homophobic remarks while 99% hear phrases such as

“These comments are sometimes directed towards people who are actually, or perceived to be, lesbian or gay.

However, they are most often used to mean that something is bad or ‘rubbish’, with no conscious link to sexual orientation at all, for example ‘those trainers are so gay’ (to mean uncool) or ‘stop being so gay’ (to mean stop being so annoying).”

Stonewall, 2022

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