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From publication of Moony "Against the fur line"
You can call me Moony. I'm a person who gets better with letters and pages than with conversations. I love chocolate, pastries with chocolate and chocolate milk. I love David Bowie songs and books with paperbacks. Sometimes it takes me a long time to get out of bed, and sometimes I can't go to bed until I finish reading a chapter.
Nothing remarkable, nothing unusual. Except for one thing.
I'm a werewolf.
People with lycanthropy are often called monsters. Society consider us a dangerous threat to all of humanity, and government are taking new measures to "deter werewolf aggression."
Because of the prejudices that have grown into society like weeds, we find it difficult to settle into society and establish friends-and-lovers relationships, we are often denied jobs, and we are always denied studies in magical schools. We are forced to pay a monthly tax for the fact that our names and surnames are entered in the register – every year the amount increases (and if you are not registered, live with the constant fear that you will end up in a cage). Most people with lycanthropy barely have enough money to survive.
It's like we're living in isolation, which the world has secretly agreed upon behind our backs.
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If you stroke an animal against their fur line, you will hurt them. In response, they may take offense or even bite.
We are being hurt, and discrimination is being covered up by concern for our and everyone's safety. We are being trapped. We are being stroked against the fur line.
But, contrary to popular belief, we are not animals, we know how to control ourselves, be aware of our and reflect. We don't want to bite.
And I write – first of all from myself, but also from a lot of people shackled by fear and shame.: We are tired of the pain.
We want to be treated humanely. We want to live, not exist.
We have voices, so let them break the silence.
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If you are not indifferent to the problems of others – or yourself belong to discriminated group – you can write to the editorial board of the magazine and the non-profit organization for the support of people with lycanthropy "Children of the moon". Our task is to talk about injustice at the top of our voices and find ways to solve problems together.
I believe that one day everything will be change.
Moony