Beryl And Ivy's New Home Fund:
[ID: the first image is a pink flyer with pink and gray flower and valentines day decals. salmon-colored text at the top reads, "Beryl+Ivy's New Home Fund". underneath that on the right is a picture of Beryl, a light-skinned afrolatine trans woman, and Ivy, a light-skinned biracial person, posing together for a photo in a black hoodie+sweatpants and a matching lavender skirt and shit respectively. next to that is dark green text that reads, "Wren Ivy (any pronouns), and hir life partner Beryl (they/xe/she) are seeking community support to find more accessible housing!" underneath the photo of Beryl and Ivy is a link to their housing gfm. the second image is a pink flyer with a pink circle with a red floral decal, and black text that reads: "non-monetary ways to support us: -circulate+repost our flyer to your social media! -if you know anything about MA housing law or know someone who does, dm @stemmonade!" the third image is a pink flyer with the same decals as the second image. more Black text at the top reads, "Other ways to help: -purchase things off our registry (link @ link.tree/stemmonade) -white/monied folks: commit to being a cosigner/helping cover some of Beryl and Ivy's monthly expenses like rent and utilities." the fourth image is a pink flyer with a darker pink flower shaped decal, and a black flower decal at the top. underneath, black text reads, "Want to contribute directly to our survival in the meantime, or kick some coin our way towards moving without dealing with gfm's fees?" below that is icons for various pay apps, with Ivy's handles beneath each one. at the bottom is text that reads, "note "housewarming gift" or moon emojis. tysm!" end ID.]
its been hard for me to work up the courage to post about this, because i know so many others are seeking aid for so many things (myself included), but i know that this is something that i need to do.
My partner and i have had the privilege and pleasure of living with members of our chosen family these past few years, and we are eternally grateful to them for sharing space and living intentionally with us. However, as we get older and our wedding approaches, we both have realized that we want to find our own place to call home. we have constantly had to compromise on accessibility when finding housing due to our disabilities, but as both of our conditions are progressive and continue to worsen, we can no longer compromise on the accessibility of our living space. We also would like to be able to offer safe+accessible housing to our chosen family members, a disabled trans afronative and native latine couple who are currently out of the country in actively hostile living conditions.
So, we are turning to you all, our community, for help raising the needed funds to secure our own living arrangements. our goal is $8000, which will go towards move-in fees, packing supplies, moving help, and emergency funds for my chosen family members who are staying at our current apartment. The best ways to help us is by reposting+circulating our flyers, and contributing what you can towards our moving fund (we also have p*yp*l, c@$h-*pp and v3nm0 however, there are other ways to help support us that aren't monetary: if you know anything about Massachusetts housing law and could offer any advice or insight into the reletting process in MA, please feel free to dm me! Additionally, if folks reading this have airline miles they don't use that they would be willing to gift to my chosen family to cover the cost of flights back to the US please do not hesitate to reach out to me as well!
Thank you all so so much for reading, and for all of your support!
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