Project

Stronger Voices

What is ‘Stronger Voices’ about?

The Stronger Voices project researches trans (including non-binary) people’s experiences of Housing, Healthcare, Livelihoods, and Community within England, Scotland, and Wales. 

The Stronger Voices research explores how disadvantages and discrimination within Housing, Healthcare, Employment, and Education are interlinked for trans people. By also exploring what trans communities want, need, and create to navigate these systems, we aim to create research that sees the power of trans communities, rather than solely focusing on our struggles. 

Through hosting workshops and talks about the Stronger Voices Project, we aim for the robust data we have created to be used by community advocates, organisations, and decision-makers to develop informed policies and practices that meet the needs of trans communities. We welcome others to use and adapt our methods for future projects.

 

Our Methods

The Trans Learning Partnership is run by trans people, however, to make our research truly for and by trans communities, we aim to involve wider trans communities at every stage of our research in ways that meaningfully share decision-making power. 

Stronger Voices puts into practice a participatory action research (CPAR) model created by the Trans Learning Partnership, which aims to center and upskill, rather than exploit, trans communities.  

You can read more about our methods in the Stronger Voices report. In the video below you can hear directly from trans people who were involved in the project.

Our Findings

To read about our findings, you can download the Stronger Voices report:

Stronger Voices Report 2025

Front cover of the report: a collection of houses infront of a dark teal background. On the roof of the largest house sit two trans people dreaming of a better future, on the balcony below and in the window two more trans people can be seen living their everyday lives

If you need to use a screen reader, or prefer a simpler visual layout, you can download this version of the report: Stronger Voices Report – Simple Version


The future of Stronger Voices:

We are working on making our research accessible to wider audiences by creating a short animation exploring the findings.

We are also working on an academic write-up of the research.  


Our Funders:

The Stronger Voices Project is funded by Trust for London.

Visit Stronger Voices

Trust for London fund a two year project ‘Stronger Voices’, which focuses on better understanding of trans experiences of housing, employment, and assets.
Go to Stronger Voices website

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