Dorset 'a little bit behind' on gender issues

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A support group in Dorset has told BBC Radio Solent it's harder for LGBT people in the county to be themselves. The CEO of the Space Youth Project says people in the county aren't as "inclusive and kind" as other areas and "a little bit behind" on its acceptance of gender issues. Ending so called gay conversion therapy; better sex education in schools; and more police training to help identify hate crime - are just three of 75 things the Government has pledged to to improve the lives of LGBT people. It follows the largest ever national survey of their feelings. The government survey showed more than two-thirds of LGBT people in the UK avoid holding hands in public due to fears about negative reactions and that LGBT people are more likely to be "less satisfied" with life than the rest of the population. Helen Walsh - the CEO of the Space Youth Project - spoke to Steve Harris.