#CapitalReports LISTEN: Researchers at @uniofleicester say gay people in rural areas are having to deal with abuse almost every day

Jun 23, 2015, 06:26 AM

A Leicester hate-crime expert has told Capital gay people in rural areas are having to deal with abuse almost every day. A new study suggests hate crime is an 'everyday reality' for many lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender people who said harassment and verbal abuse is 'part and parcel' of their lives. Dr Stevie-Jade Hardy has told Capital people are being left lonely and isolated: