It’s devastating to learn that Dr Cal Horton, along with their immediate family, is fleeing the UK, driven out by the relentless tide of transphobia. Cal isn’t the only one: Dr Beth Upton and Dr Victoria McCloud have also been forced to seek a better life elsewhere. The UK’s decision to host IDAHOT in May now rings hollow. The UK is not safe for trans people - it's a tinderbox of hate, discrimination and segregation. When a family uproots everything to move halfway across the world, it’s usually to pursue a dream. But in a raw, deeply moving essay titled "Leaving the UK with a heavy heart" on the blog Growing Up Transgender, Cal reveals a far harsher reality. Relocating to Australia isn’t a leap toward new adventures; it’s a forced exile. Cal’s experience echoes that of countless parents of trans children who aren’t chasing opportunity, but are compelled by sheer necessity to protect their child’s safety, mental health, and basic dignity. Behind the headlines lies a relentless erosion of safety and rights: shifting school guidelines that compromise a child's trust, severe restrictions on gender-affirming healthcare, and a toxic culture war that bleeds into everyday public spaces that every trans person encounters every day. What makes Cal’s announcement so agonising is the sheer scale of the personal sacrifice - a career, the quiet heartbreak of packing up a lifetime of memories, saying goodbye to elderly grandparents who may never see their grandchild grow up in person, and abandoning siblings, lifelong friends, and the familiar comfort of home. Venturing across the globe to a country where they have no guaranteed safety net or existing support network is daunting, yet remaining in a place that treats their child’s identity as a political battleground was no longer an option. Ultimately, Cal’s sad, moving post serves as an urgent, haunting call to conscience for all of us, but especially politicians @bphillipsonMP Trans people face discrimination every day, in the media, in society, in healthcare and more recently, specifically at work. The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security has red-flagged the UK twice in recent months. No other Western European nation has ever been red-flagged. Trans social genocide is a chilling reality in the UK - some other countries know this and shout it out. However, many UK politicians refuse to listen - indeed, some try to outdo each other and make it worse. Culture wars stink. growinguptransgender.com/202…