More than five million people - almost one in six adult Britons - have seen gay or lesbian colleagues being physically or verbally bullied at work as a direct result of their sexuality.

The findings, based on research commissioned by Stonewall, the gay rights group, reveal workplace homophobia to be widespread. Published this week, the YouGov survey of more than 2,000 people provides a snapshot of attitudes towards lesbians and gay men in Britain and the extent of prejudice against them.

British people are largely tolerant of gay people with nine out of 10 support ing laws to protect them. But Stonewall said the poll does highlight significant pockets of prejudice, especially in the workplace.

Alan Wardle, Stonewall's director of public affairs, said: "We need strong messages from managers that homophobia will not be tolerated."

(London) A new poll shows that 85 percent of the British public supports legislation that makes it illegal to discriminate in the workplace, accommodation and adoption against gays and lesbians.

Oh no... it looks a whole lot more like a passel of sheep responding to a questionnaire in the manner that they think they are supposed to.

Now someone can tell me that Poles are simply less educated on this issue and that tolerance can be taught with the pace of time and that Poles are able to change in the future. True, but intolerance can be taught as well, and somehow I feel there is much effort in this field, worldwide.