My name is Cirice Gray. I write books. I used to build software.

Two years ago, I came out as a trans woman at work, though I had already been transitioning for years which cost me my marriage and social circles. What followed was a layoff that I believe was connected to my transition, a job search that never quite caught, and savings that had a floor. The life I had built didn't survive who I actually was.

I've been doing survival sex work. I have real trauma around it. I'm asking for help because homelessness is where I might end up, and soon, unless things change. I have been homeless before and I worry I wouldn't survive another round.

On top of all of this, sustaining access to HRT becomes less certain by the day.

I'm a person with skills, and work I care about. I'm asking for help to stabilize, and get back to being someone who can take care of herself.