UK's LGBTQ+ workers still feel pressured to 'be less gay', report says

FILE PHOTO: Intersex-Inclusive Pride flags, designed by Valentino Vecchietti and used to represent the LGBTIQ+ community, hang across Regent Street ahead of Pride parade in London, Britain, June 26, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - LGBTQ+ professionals in Britain still feel pressured to downplay their identity at work, with some changing their appearance, voice or behaviour to avoid discrimination or to be taken seriously, a new report said on Thursday.

Pride in Leadership, a network of LGBTQ+ business leaders, called for stronger rights protecting members of the community and urged companies to do more to stamp out homophobia and transphobia disguised as "banter".