Edit to update Saturday August 9th. Unfortunately we are… Rowan Peters needs your support for Help Disabled Queer Family Secure Housin
These posts never get much traction on tumblr but I really, REALLY need help, and I would appreciate it if you could donate if possible, or at least reblog to spread it.
Long sob story: My wife and I (and their girlfriend) were offered a place to stay in January when we, three disabled trans folks, were unable to keep paying $1300 in rent. We were assured that this was our home as well, that our friend would never kick us out and definitely wouldn't make any moving plans without a discussion/agreement on all sides.
Until we called her out on some fucked up, predatory behavior. She spent the last two weeks either avoiding us (despite claiming to be sorry and wanting to fix things) or, the few times she was home, being cruel and abusive toward us. She told us over text today that we have til the end of September to move (still looking into the legality of that in New York State, but that's besides the point).
We're all varying degrees and kinds of disabled. I had to quit my job months ago because my POTS and arthritis got so bad I couldn't be up and moving for even fifteen minutes at a time. My wife is physically disabled and working a part-time job that is breaking their body. If you bottled our collective mental health right now, you could use it to poison someone. Simply put, we're fucked.
We're trying to save up enough for us to be able to buy a crappy trailer or put a down-payment on a shitty house, whatever we can manage. Rent is atrocious in our area, and we have four cats, reptiles, and fish that we have to move with. Giving up our cats is NOT an option. Those beasts are the only thing keeping us clinging to life some days. We also need to keep up with car payments, insurance, and phone bill.
Please donate if you can. No amount is too small. I'm not trying to make anyone feel guilty, but I don't know what we're gonna do if we can't get some help from the community.
If gofundme is a pain in the ass for you, here are some other avenues:
Venny: @thebeans24
Cash: $Thebeans24
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