LIVERPOOL, July 23, 2007 – A Liverpool City Councillor said today that he was “appalled” at the findings of the Stormbreak Research, a report from the Council on homophobia and homophobic bullying in the city.

The full report has only been seen by a handful of officials and councillors. But a presentation was given to selected councillors last week.

Councillor Steve Radford, the leader of the Liberal Party group on the City Council said this morning that no data was given in the presentation, apart from the finding that 14% of gay, lesbian or transgendered households had been attacked in recent years by people identified as neighbours.

“I was truly appalled that a major piece of research – showing alarming levels of homophobic bullying at school, lack of confidence by those bullied to seek or obtain support, abuse and attacks on gay, lesbian and transgendered people in their homes – were all glossed over into a presentation suggesting six areas for progress, without recognising the high levels of homophobic endemic throughout the county,” he said.

The document by Stormbreak, a specialist research agency, also found 59% of lesbian, gay, bi-sexuals and transgender people had experienced homophobic crime in Liverpool, which is 12% higher than London.

this report really doesn't surprise me a lot...