TAKE PART IN OUR BACKLASH SURVEY

Today we are launching a survey to start collecting information about people’s experiences of anti-lgbtqia+ backlash. If you work in the UK’s cultural sector and have experienced anti-lgbtqia+ backlash in the last five years we want to hear from you about your experiences so that we can start to build a national picture of what’s happening and think about how we can respond to this together.

WHO DO WE WANT TO HEAR FROM? 

Our aim is to build a holistic picture of experiences of anti-lgbtqia+ backlash in the culture sector, and to consider the different ways this will impact different parts of the sector. To ensure this we have identified three key target groups for participation in the research:

• INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS & CULTURAL PRACTITIONERS

• LGBTQIA+ LED ORGANISATIONS 

• NON-LGBTQIA+ LED ORGANISATIONS OR VENUES 

A detailed explanation of how we are defining each of these groups, as well as other key project terms can be found on our project definitions page here. 

We are also looking for individuals and organisations who might be interested in being interviewed about their experiences and/or becoming a case-study for the project’s final report. 

To complete the survey, click here. 

TIMEFRAME: 
The deadline to complete the survey is 5pm Friday 9th January 2026. Access support is available for anyone who may need support to complete the survey, please contact research@curiousarts.org.uk to discuss your needs further. 

If you would like to join our project mailing list to be kept up to date about developments, findings, and events please sign up via this link.

More information on the project, accessibility, anonymity, and contact details can be found below.