Following a string of newspaper articles and reports concerning the transgender communities in the UK, the community-and its representatives- have come under immense pressure and backlash from critics. Mermaids, a charity dedicated to helping young transgender people, came under immense backlash which forced the organisation to seek help from the police.
CEO of Mermaids, Susie Green, told PinkNews that between March and August this year, 29 abusive calls were reported, none of which required police intervention. However, following the publication of investigations from The Telegraph, the organisation reported a steep increase in abusive and threatening messages with 80 being so severe that they reported them to the police.
Most of the abusive calls were made through the charity's vital helpline, open to aid young transgender people who might be in critical situations. The charity has made the difficult decision to close lines each Wednesday to try to give their staff a break.
