Third of LGBT workers hide their identity
BY ALAN JONES MORE than a third of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people have hidden their sexuality at work for fear of discrimination, according to a report.
Stonewall’s survey of more than 3200 LGBT employees found bullying in the workplace continues to be a “serious problem”.
Ruth Hunt, the charity’s chief executive, said: “When staff feel comfortable and happy, they will perform much better than if they are having to hide who they are.” BY HILARY DUNCANSON A NUN told a boy, “Your family don’t want you, your country doesn’t want you, you’re just garbage”, as she informed him he was to be sent to Australia, an inquiry heard yesterday.
Christopher Booth, now 77, who waived his right to anonymity, told the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry he was then sexually abused by priests at the care home he was moved to in Tasmania.
His evidence was heard as the probe in Edinburgh continues to examine children’s homes run by the Sisters of Nazareth in Scotland. The homes are no longer operating.
Christopher said he was admitted to Nazareth House in Aberdeen at the age of 10 in 1951. He was there for about seven months before he was sent to Australia as a child migrant.
Christopher said he was given a “thrashing” after a relative went to the home to complain about him being moved overseas.
He added that his mother later told him she had “not