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Started by Olivia P, July 30, 2014, 08:34:40 AM

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July 30, 2014, 08:34:40 AM
I'm transgender...but they said I'm a witch

Published: 30 Jul 2014 11:00

Woman who fled Johnstone backs anti-bullying move

A JOHNSTONE woman branded a witch for being transgender has backed a campaign against phobic bullying.

Transwoman Stephanie Smyth, 33, was so badly terrorised by bigoted and hateful louts that she was forced to leave her hometown.

Stephanie — who previously worked as an administrator near the town's Main Street — described the verbal abuse and discrimination she received as "traumatic."

However despite once being too terrified to leave her Johnstone home for fear of the tirades — brave Stephanie has vowed to help raise awareness over the stigma she has faced living as a transwoman in Renfrewshire.

And this week she has backed a campaign of work by young people who live in Renfrewshire who identify as LGBT.

More: http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/johnstone/articles/2014/07/30/505452-im-transgenderbut-they-said-im-a-witch/
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