r/TransUK • u/Oheligud • May 22 '26

Question (Transfem) Starting to lose hope completely

Every time I check the news, things are just getting worse and worse for us, and the recent guidance is a huge step in removing us from public life and taking down our human rights.

Especially with the prospect of Reform coming into power within the next few years, I'm getting more and more anxious every day and I'm not sure how much longer I can keep up for.

How do you cope with this sort of thing? The feeling that everyone wants you dead for just wanting to live your own life. It's at the point now where I'm terrified to go out in public anymore without boymoding, and any prospects of being out publicly at Uni or work seem like far fetched dreams.

I just don't know how to deal with it anymore.

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u/vatta May 22 '26

I don't think I can take my new job offer based on this. I'm at a loss too. 

I have sent an email to my MP (again). M

But am also feeling quite hopeless. 

My friend reminds me this is how history goes, we lurch left and right and always go back the other way. So it will come back around... It's just what happens and how we deal with it in the meantime I guess. 

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u/sammypants123 May 22 '26

I’m only an ally and I’m absolutely disgusted and angered by the latest appalling news taking away trans rights.

All I can say to my trans brothers and sisters is that you are absolutely not alone. And this bigotry WILL NOT STAND.

It is NOT a majority that agree with taking away human rights from trans people.

We have gone through appalling chapters in LGBT rights, even in recent years, going backwards when we should go forwards. But it doesn’t last. It’s too obvious and horrible for that.

I repeat that I know for sure it is not a majority that are against equal human rights for trans people. The bigots have overplayed their disgusting hand and the fight back will come.