PHi, my name is Dean. I'm a 19-year-old newly homeless trans guy. My mother just evicted me from her house.

So, a little life story: When I was young, 1-2 years old, my bio parents couldn't take care of me, so I was put into the foster system. I was adopted when I was 4 and lost contact with two of my bio siblings. I was bullied all through school. To the point, in middle school, I started to self-harm. In April of 2020, I lost my bio dad, and then in November of 2020, I lost my adoptive father. They both hurt, but my adopted dad's death hit me hard. I'm not going to lie, I was mean and didn't know how to cope, so I did bad things. I was also admitted to the hospital a few times for suicide attempts.

But in May of 2022, I went into a psychotherapy inpatient place for nine months and got help and learned how to cope. When I got out, I was doing great and had a few cats. Then, I moved out at 18 in 2024. In June, I was supposed to go to Job Corps before it got shut down. I lost my job and apartment and moved back in with my mother and brother. It was not the best environment. We tried.

Then in July, I started testosterone. On July 7, my mom gave me an eviction notice, so in August, I was out living in my van. I live in Iowa. I came out in 2020 for being trans. I hate having to ask for help, but it's at that point. I'm almost out of gas, and I have bills coming up. I'm running out of food. Sorry if there's incorrect spelling; I can't spell.