LGBT+ teens ‘twice as likely’ to do volunteer work

LGBT flags and umbrellas on Ha’Penny Bridge, Dublin. File Picture: PA Wire

LGBT flags and umbrellas on Ha’Penny Bridge, Dublin. File Picture: PA Wire

Lesbian and gay young people are almost twice as likely to engage in volunteer work as heterosexual teens, new research by NUI Galway academics has revealed.

Bisexual youth were more likely than the other groups to be discriminated based on their age and gender, the report also found.

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