Trans women trying to stay housed and fed

Hi. I'm Izolde Fishman; I am a trans woman living in San Francisco with my partner Kimi Dunn and our cat, Tora.

I have been unemployed for a while, and as an early-mid career software developer this job market has been pretty brutal; I've had some promising leads but nothing that's actually wound up getting me to a place of being able to sustainably support us again. Both my partner and myself have ADHD - she's diagnosed, I'm not but I might actually be able to do something about that soon - and I'm also just sort of a mess w/ hEDS and asthma and Mysterious Immune Issues so my employment opportunities are mostly limited to desk jobs; back when I was employed I was supporting the both of us while Kimi studied, because she has a huge hole in her resume and wants to have some credentials in order to get a decent job. I've been looking for alternative (cheaper) places for us to live, but obviously it's not really easy to find housing for two unemployed trans women and a cat, and moving out-of-city would also kinda limit Kimi's ability to study at City College. Our landlord is not evicting us from our rent-controlled apartment yet but it remains true that he has said he will if we miss another month of rent, so we've been trying to keep scraping that together every month while I continue attempting to get us on our feet.

I am cognizant that we have been living on community goodwill for a frankly unacceptable length of time, and (being as we are living in San Francisco) that has not been cheap; last month I had a nervous breakdown about that (the general sense of guilt/indebtedness and the unsustainability of our position, both) and, while a friend of mine bailed us out of the immediate-term consequences there (because I couldn't bring myself to ask), that's obviously not something that can be done again. Similarly, I should have gotten this fundraiser up earlier, probably - we need a check in the box on or before the 5th every month and I'm cutting it too close - but I have generally been struggling to get back to an acceptable position mental health wise, and that's made it difficult to do this. (Which might be what actually facilitates an ADHD diagnosis happening, so silver linings?)

Monies received from this fundraiser will be used to pay for our rent, a contribution toward back rent to keep the landlord at bay, PG&E, phone bill, food, cat food/litter, misc. household supplies (toiler paper, trash bags, etc.), and medications. I am still trying to get us back on our feet but I have no real ability to provide timetables for that, obviously. At any rate, thank you for your consideration, and thank you to everyone who has helped to keep us afloat this far.