<div>Hi everyone, my name is Bengly Anderson, and <strong>I am a 25-year-old, transgender small business owner and illustrator in a dire situation and need financial help.</strong>
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<div>Recently, my life has been turned upside down for me. <strong>Due to unfortunate circumstances, I was kicked out of my former partner's apartment and forced to return and live at my <em>extremely</em> transphobic and homophobic parents' house.</strong>
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<div>Besides the <em>constant</em> misgendering and deadnaming, I was recently sat down by <strong>my parents </strong>and <strong>told that I needed to return to being a woman, grow out my hair, and start looking into dating men, or they <em>WILL</em> stop housing me.</strong>
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<div><strong>As someone who is actively taking HRT (hormone replacement therapy) and is getting top surgery later this year, I will most likely be forced out of my parent’s place and become homeless.</strong> This is a <em>very</em> dangerous situation for me, and as someone who wants to live their truth, it is heartbreaking and traumatizing that I am dealing with this.
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<div>I depend on my small business and freelance illustration job for financial help, but even then, a large portion of the money goes back into my business and fighting off credit card bills. <strong>With this GoFundMe campaign, I can have the funds all in one place without worrying about my bills absorbing it.</strong>
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<div>I am talking to friends who have connected me to a roommate in <em>Seattle, WA</em>. We are looking at low-income housing and have discussed what the costs <em>may</em> look like.
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<div><strong>Breakdown of the costs:</strong>
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<li>Four months of rent <strong>($4.4k)</strong>
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<li>Four months of utilities (estimated) <strong>($1.2k)</strong>
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<li>Half of the budgeted Apt's Deposit <strong>($1.1k)</strong>
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<li>Uhaul Car Hook-Up cost <strong>($1.2k)</strong>
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<li>Gas money to drive up to WA <strong>($300)</strong>
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<li>GFM percentage fees <strong>(2.9%)</strong>
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<li>Other possible fees or tax cost cushion <strong>($500)</strong>
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<div><strong>Total cost: </strong>$8952 --&gt; <strong>$9000</strong> for a rounded-out number
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<div><strong>Any extra funding will be used for other apartment or necessities costs.</strong>
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<div><em>Note: I have implemented four months of rent to the campaign so I can ensure that I have enough cushion to settle into the apartment, not stress about starting my work immediately, and focus on prioritizing escaping my situation.</em>
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<div>I know this is a lot to ask, but <em>I cannot express how </em><strong><em>dire</em></strong><em> my situation is</em>, and the stress of this whole situation has been affecting me both physically <em>and</em> mentally. <strong>Anything helps</strong>, and I thank you for taking the time to read this.
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<div>Sharing, boosting, talking about it, or even commenting greatly helps, thank you.
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