If you are opposed to donating I am also running a $1 giveaway & selling $5 portrait doodles, just check my Twitter for details! @BlackHoneyMa

This is not my first time making a gofundme. I know a lot of people have a lot of judgements about online fundraising but at this point at my big age I don’t care. My only hope is that they don’t need this final resort themselves someday.

I know who I am. I know that I work hard & have never stopped working hard. I know that I am talented and intelligent.

I also know that I was dealt a bad hand in life. I was born a queer non-binary person to two poor alcoholic parents & both sides of their family, despite having the funds to help, wouldn’t even spit on me if I was on fire. I was diagnosed with ADHD & depression around 17–then diagnosed with CPTSD in my early 20s.

Despite the hand I was dealt, I will stand by the fact that I have never stopped working toward one thing: stability. No matter what you think of crowdfunding or how people utilize it, I know I’m willing to exhaust all options I have to make my goal a reality, and this is certainly an option.

I worry that my art sales won’t be enough to secure housing by the time I need it. I am an exotic dancer & even though I’m vaccinated, I can’t risk getting sick. I went back temporarily but then the Delta virus was announced so I withdrew. Now I’m in Orlando, DL where I fled from New York after escaping my abusive father’s house. I was given a room to rent here but it isn’t permanent. I put all of my belongings into my car & drove 17 hours down here with about $250 in my bank account.

I am exhausted & afraid. I don’t care what anyone thinks of me, I need to do whatever I can to ensure I have housing. The reason people like me make things like this is because nothing else worked—and they are afraid nothing else will.

Thank you for reading all this. I won’t stop trying to find ways to get & stay stable. I’m a survivor & I will continue doing what I have to do to continue surviving until I am THRIVING!