UPDATE 7/7/24: After several interviews and applying for jobs all month, I still have not secured a full time job. I am grateful to have a part time job, but it does not pay my bills. I am able to pay my rent and utilities for the next month, but not the following month. I am asking for another month of support so I can continue applying for jobs and find a full-time gig. It's my birthday month, and I really just want to be able to meet my basic needs and enjoy my solar return. Thank you <3

Hi everyone. Most of you know me, but for those who don't, Hi! I'm Nelle. I'm a playwright, freak, and working class transsexual butch born and raised in Seattle. I'm a part of various communities and have been for quite some time. Much of that time was spent being a barista for my day job, along with other part time gigs.

After being wrongfully fired from a transphobic job in December, I sought full-time employment over the next few months since I couldn't qualify for unemployment due to being fired. While I did receive a refund from unemployment after my repayment was forgiven, I got an $8,000 refund from the state was enough for me to live on until March, I got a full-time job at Heard Coffee. Of course, that money ran out, because I am living in one of the most expensive cities in the world.

On Friday May 17th, I got a call from my manager that the entire company would be shutting down due to slow business. Initially, I thought I would qualify for unemployment, only to learn that the state only considers work from your base year, meaning the job I got fired from. After applying, I was given a preliminary estimate of $371/week, which is something, but is not enough to pay for my most basic necessities, and know I will be denied due to getting fired from my job in my base year. I could petition the state to tell them I was wrongly fired, which would take upwards of a year, and be retraumatizing and likely fruitless. So, I'm retracting my claim and asking for help.

I just got a part time job, which will definitely help my financial situation. That being said, it will not provide me enough money to live on. So, I'm asking for $2,200 [1 month of support] until I can get a second job, or a full time job. This is so I can pay rent, buy food, take transportation [public or Gig Car or Uber], and pay my bills.

Where the money will go ~

750/rent

250/July utilities

400/ food

300/ transportation

500/month for bills

I'm so grateful to folks who’ve been so supportive of me. I'm grateful to folks who have given already, and I'm privileged to be so loved and cared for. This would be a really, really big help.

Thank you ❤️