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2015 was the busiest year ever for the LGBT Helpline, the national support service for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. 

Almost 77,000 people accessed information and support through the organisation’s telephone helpline and online services last year, with demand highest during the week leading up to the marriage equality referendum last May.

These findings are included in the 2015 annual report of the LGBT Helpline, which was launched today (01.02.16) by the Minister for Equality, New Communities and Culture and Drugs Strategy, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD.  

Minister Ó Ríordáin said: “Although 2015 was a hugely celebratory year for supporters of LGBT rights, this report shows that it was also a highly stressful time. 

“LGBT people had their lives dissected and debated in public, and the LGBT Helpline must be commended for providing a range of services responding to the pressures faced by the LGBT community.” 

For more information see press release