The thematic report on “Mobility and the role of Youth Information in the lives of LGBTQI+ Young People” summarises the differences between majority youth and young LGBTQI+ people.
The key findings of this report are that LGBTQI+ young people are:
- Slightly more open to going abroad as their peers.
- Are more experienced in searching for mobility-related information than other young people.
- Are more likely to go abroad, especially through the European Solidarity Corps scheme.
- Perceive or experience some challenges more often than the majority of youth, like financial costs of mobility, mental health issues, losing touch with friends, and lack of leisure time activities.
- Among young LGBTQI+ people with no mobility experience, some fears are larger than in the majority youth, such as fear of discrimination, of physical health issues, of unfamiliarity with daily life abroad, of not adapting to a new culture, and of not being supported by their own family.
All of these findings, specific to young LGBTQI+ people, and especially those focusing on challenges they perceive, are useful to youth information services in tailoring information delivery, coverage, and content to support young LGBTQI+ people in going abroad.
For more information about the Youth Information Survey, go here.
