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the demon on my shoulder

  • Writer: Amanda Riddell
    Amanda Riddell
  • May 13, 2024
  • 1 min read

Well, I'd say that internalised transphobia is the main one; that's the voice in my head that thinks people are out to get me. There's also real transphobia, so my lived experience is a mix of those two things, and my fear of similar things happening in the future. There's also a sense that my sexuality is somehow abnormal, and that is something that I have mixed feelings about. That's a whole other kettle of fish.

 
 
 

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