Help A Disabled Trans Man Avoid Homelessness

Hello, my name is Endo (it/its), I'm a chronically ill and disabled trans man trying to move out of my current living situation as it's grown abusive and taken a heavy toll on my physical and mental health.

Some context as to how I got here and why I'm trying to leave:

Not long after Christmas of 2022, I was kicked out of my father's home, after having dealt with being neglected and abused heavily there. For a long time while I was technically "legally" living with my dad I was couch hopping between friends due to his habit of kicking me out and then going back on his word when caught. I was unable to hold a job due to being disabled, knew nothing about how to care for myself. Living with my Mom was not an option because she was just as bad if not worse than my father. I reached out to my grandparents as a last resort to avoid being completely homeless and they agreed to take me in.

Since then, I have been living with my grandparents, in a very small conservative town far from where I grew up. Unfortunately, my grandparents have also grown abusive towards me, and they have been increasingly so over the past few years. I have very limited access to decent medical care here, or any kind of social outlet due to most places being well over an hours drive away. Because of my disabilities and illnesses (which include a dissociative disorder, chronic fatigue & nausea, POTs and C-PTSD, among other things)- I am unable to drive and unable to hold a job, and I need accomodations for my disabilities that my grandparents are unwilling to give me. I have been fighting to get SSI, and have had 0 luck. I am still actively fighting their denials with little assistance legally and emotionally. I'm frequently degraded and gaslit about my health. I've now had violence threatened towards me on multiple occasions.

I do visit my friends when they are financially able to keep me, usually for a week or so a few times a year. I have been actively trying to find resources in my home town in order to move out of my grandparents with very little luck.

I am constantly simply surviving between visits. I am tired of being isolated and abused by my relatives. Given the state of the world right now, with it becoming more hostile towards trans and disabled individuals, my current living situation is very dangerous. I've currently made the choice to move out regardless of my financial stability; which will likely mean I end up homeless while waiting on a trans friendly shelter spot to open up.

For this purpose I am fundraising to get out. I feel staying here long term has had more negative consequences than positive outside of having a roof over my head. My mental and physical health are continually getting worse the longer I am here.

My short term goal is $5k. This would allow me to cover renting a room or support myself temporarily through homelessness, and let me get set up and started with a local job program to see if I could make some kind of income part time. I would need to have this saved by end of 2025 (6-7~ months from now).

With $5k I will be able to:

Pay for a room ($500~ a month)

Pay for food ($200 a week)

Pay for medical bills ($300-$400)

Get a bus pass ($20 a month) OR ebike ($500)

I believe that this is fully necessary in order to give myself the best possible chance at surviving on my own. In that time it takes, I will continue to save on my own with my freelance work and continue to fight for SSI so I don't have to work a physical job I'm unable to keep.

Any support is greatly appreciated, and everything I get will count towards helping me live a better life. If you are unable to donate I would appreciate if this fundraiser was shared around. Thank you!