I am a transwoman in my early 40s living in a time of moral uncertainty. I’m newly unemployed and have recently taken-up temporary work to make ends meet, desperately— Lyft driving, sex work (not OF), and a miscellany of fruitful temporary assisting jobs that are very few but I’m always grateful when the opportunity appears in my seemingly indefinite path.

Friends, LGBTQIA+ community, and to my family members and relatives who aren’t already disillusioned by the regime,

I NEED YOUR HELP. I will be undergoing a major Gender Affirming Surgery, FFS: Facial Feminization Surgery on October 13th, 2025— and I will be incapacitated from temp work or possible permanent work opportunities for at least 5-6 weeks.

Please send what you can to help me financially. Any amount will help soften demands of capitalistic modernity and make space for an easier and pleasant rest for a bright, multi-faceted, and middle-aged trans cog in recovery.

with real, tangible, & non-figurative love,

Nora