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Wasn't even high yesterday

  • Writer: Amanda Riddell
    Amanda Riddell
  • Oct 13, 2023
  • 1 min read

So, yet again, people presumed that my paranoia came from being stoned. Those people were genuinely wrong: I wasn't stoned yesterday, and I only had a few beers. How about considering that I'm right and that people do stalk my phone and laptop on a daily basis? - I'm not paranoid because I'm high; I'm paranoid because people have attacked me, threatened me and insisted that I'm not trans (despite my diagnosis). That is why I say it's related to trans issues and I'm sick of people trundling out those 'lazy stoner' stereotypes: there is an intersectional component to this, though, which is that smoking weed makes me more ok with the horrible crap that happens when I stick my head above the parapet on trans issues. If you want me to be less paranoid, how about writing to me directly instead of me reading the tea leaves? 👋

 
 
 

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