Labour voters are more likely than any other party to be “disappointed or angry” to have a gay child, new polling data suggests.

A survey of 2,037 UK adults found that 33 per cent of Labour voters would disapprove of their son coming out as gay.

Interestingly, respondents were a single percentage less likely to disapprove of a gay daughter but were 10 per cent more likely to object to a trans child.

Published by polling group More in Common earlier this month, the social attitudes survey asked respondents how they would react to their children coming out as gay, transgender, or saying they don’t want kids.

Labour’s voting cohort are the most likely out of other political party supporters to disapprove of their child coming out as gay or refusing to have a child, according to the poll.

They were, however, less likely than Reform UK voters to disapprove of a trans child, coming in at third with 43 per cent compared to 46 per cent of Tories and Reform’s 49 per cent.

Green Party supporters were consistently the least likely to react negatively to each hypothetical, with 12 per cent saying they would disapprove of having a gay son or daughter. Seven per cent said they disapproved of having no grandchildren, while 22 per cent objected to their child coming out as trans.

Overall, men were more likely to react negatively to each hypothetical scenario than women, with 44 per cent of men saying they would be upset if their child came out as trans compared to 33 per cent of women.

The LGBTQ+ community has become increasingly critical of Labour since it came to power after quashing the Tories’ 14-year stretch in government following the 2024 General Election.

October polling from YouGov found that 91 per cent of trans, non-binary, and intersex adults don’t trust Labour when it comes to trans rights, while just 15 per cent said they consider the party “trustworthy.”

The survey, commissioned by the Good Law Project, also found that two-thirds of trans and non-binary people feel unsafe in the UK, with 25 per cent saying they have suffered physical violence in the past.

Another poll in December found that LGBTQ+ voters are increasingly abandoning both Labour and the Conservatives in favour of alternative parties such as the Greens.

Green Party leader, Zack Polanski, condemned disregard for LGBTQ+ rights in a speech during Trans Day of Remembrance 2025, saying that allyship is the “most basic thing” a politician can do.

“Trans people deserve apologies from politicians, from the media, from a society that has completely let them down,” he said at the time. “From access to healthcare to basic human dignity to their relationship with the police to how they get through every single day.”

Responding to questions on its efforts to curb prejudicial views against LGBTQ+ people, a government spokesperson told PinkNews: “Everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, and we are clear that there are laws in place to protect LGBT+ people from discrimination and harassment.

“The UK proudly upholds one of the most expansive legislative frameworks to protect LGBT+ people in the world and we are working to advance these rights and strengthen protections against hate crime.”

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