The survey findings shine a spotlight on just how unsafe many LGBT+ Christians feel to be themselves in their regular places of worship. The survey showed their sense of safety could be improved by church leaders making clear that they affirm same-sex relationships and helping them meet other LGBT+ people in their local church. A 2021 safeguarding survey of more than 750 UK LGBT+ Christians shows that only a third ‘feel safe to be out’ in their local churches, and just one in five feel ‘safe to be out to the wider Christian community’.