Help Jules Pay Rent After Being Fired for Coming Out

Hi everyone, I'm raising funds for my friend Jules — a queer community member in Winchester, VA — who was fired from her summer job after coming out as a lesbian, and now urgently needs help to make rent and cover basic needs.

Jules normally works at a school during the academic year (currently out for summer), and her summer job was her main source of income. After she came out to coworkers, things changed — she was excluded, isolated, and ultimately let go. Now she’s down to $0 in her bank account, with only a small $98 paycheck expected, and is $564 short of rent, due August 1st.

On top of that, she’s dealing with:

A $500 surprise pet deposit for her kitten

An ear infection she can’t afford to treat

Car repairs + gas

Groceries charged to a credit card she now can’t pay off

She’s trying her best, but this has left her feeling completely stuck — and she can’t safely ask her parents for help due to not being out to them.

How You Can Help:

We’re hoping to raise $1,200 total to help cover:

$750 rent

$500 pet deposit

Medical & car-related costs

If you can give anything — even $5 — it means the world.

Jules’s direct Cash App: $piscescitrine

Thank you for reading, sharing, and helping lift up someone just trying to survive after being pushed out of a job for being herself.