‘It has never been tougher to be trans than in 2025’: mental health app Voda CEO on UK’s anti-trans climate (EXCLUSIVE)

Jaron Soh (Image: Eivind Hansen; Thiago Rocha)

It has never been tougher to be trans than in 2025.

Trans people, particularly trans women, face much higher rates of violence and discrimination, with the Office for National Statistics research finding that trans people are twice as likely to experience crime compared to their cis counterparts.

Yet, despite the higher risks of harassment and assault that trans people face, certain media outlets, anti-trans activists and advocacy groups continue to weaponise a language of care, disingenuously framing restrictive policies as protective measures, whilst taking away the rights of trans people to access healthcare, legal protection and supportive services.

What do I mean by “weaponising” a “language of care”? I’m referring to how recent policies have often been done under the misleading rhetoric of

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