LGBT+ community experiences most discrimination in Ireland

Some 59% of gay and lesbian people believe they have been discriminated against while  nearly half of transgender or non-binary people, 46%, had reported some form of discrimination over the previous two years. File photo: Alamy/PA

Gay and lesbian people are the most discriminated against demographic in Ireland, according to new statistics.

Some 59% of gay and lesbian people believe they have been discriminated against, according to the latest survey on equality and discrimination from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). More than half of bisexual people, or 55%, similarly reported such discrimination last year.