i once signed a stat dec

            made of three lonely words

            i am queer
            what have you declared?
            i sign others to

            solemnly declare that i

            need a little bit of help
            so here’s a stat dec

            template to use when

            you need some evidence
I, chosen name, of my city, do solemnly and sincerely declare that:

Due to             transphobia / homophobia / outright bigotry

                        / paranoia / advice from my lawyer /

                                    the way he looked at me

                                                                         (cross-out as applicable)
I am            unable to complete my assessment on time / unable to come to work

                         having to reassess my life / a complete and utter jerk /

                                    often finding it hard to concentrate / losing

                                                my train of thought and for-

                                                            getting

                                                                         (cross-out as applicable)
 I need	             respect / advice / support-

                                     -ing documentation / a break / $10,000 /

                                                 international acclaim / a solid eight-to-ten

                                                             / 28g of sun-grown Tasmanian bush weed

                                                                         (cross-out as applicable)
DECLARED by : you

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