'Drag literally saved my life after I was attacked by a group of strangers'

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“Before the attack, I was so outgoing and I had no fear'

A trans woman says becoming a drag artist saved her life after she was subjected to a horrendous transphobic attack at a tram stop.

“After the attack, I felt like I couldn’t leave the house or be in crowded places. I developed really bad anxiety, depression and an eating disorder and I had to suffer through all of that during lockdown.” She says it immediately gave her a new sense of strength, and allowed her to feel more confident in herself. She has since created the drag persona of Pixie Supreme and now has more than 20,000 followers on Instagram.

But, recently, she’s found a way of accepting that what people think of her isn’t what matters. “I’ve learnt that people’s opinions are water off a duck’s back,” she says. “I have nothing to prove to anyone, no one will ever take my life away again like those people did during lockdown.

 

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