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