This Is What It’s Like To Experience Transphobia In The UK

Police in England and Wales recorded 103,379 hate crimes in 2018/19 – 10% more than the previous year. While race remained the main trigger in the majority of reported offences there were also significant jumps in the number of transgender identity hate crimes – up by 37% in the last year from 1,703 to 2,333. In this report trans people talk about their experience of transphobia and the hopes they have for change.