Three quarters of us think the LGBTI bar scene, dating apps and LGBTI people generally are ageist.

That’s according to a new survey about ageism and getting older in the LGBTI community, conducted by Gay Star News and sponsored by Barclays.

Over 3,000 people completed the survey. Of this number, around 35% were retired, while 65% were not.

The study, conducted for the inaugural LGBTI Founders’ Day (Monday 24 September 2018), also reveals LGBTI people’s attitudes to finances, retirement and health. We will be publishing more results over the course of the week.

What do we think about ageism?

Respondents were asked ‘Do you think the LGBTI+ community is ageist?’ We broke the question down to reveal attitudes to the bar and club scene, LGBTI organisations, hook-up apps and other LGBTI people.

Asked if the ‘LGBTI community generally’ is ageist, 43% said ‘totally’, 34% said ‘a little’, 12% said ‘maybe’, 7% said ‘not really’ and 1% said ‘absolutely not.’

Asked if LGBTI community members on ‘dating/hook up apps’ were ageist, 60% said ‘totally’. Then 16% said ‘a little’, 6% said ‘maybe’, 3% said ‘not really’ and 0.89% said absolutely not.’ Read more via Gay Star News