Out of Debt, Out of Danger

Hi, I’m Dani. I’m a disabled trans woman living in Lincoln, Nebraska. And I need to get out.

Despite being so lucky as to have a strong and supportive family and community, it has become clear that I am not safe in Nebraska. I need laws and a government that will protect me and my rights. I can no longer trust the state I have called home for over fifteen years to provide that. Fortunately, I have contacts in states that already do. I’d have access to resources, communities, and work. But I need to get there first.

I’m asking for help because I am stuck. Thanks to the last several years including an assistance-less pandemic, an ex-roommate sticking me with an extra 3k on a credit card, a half-dozen personal emergencies, and an unjust firing, I have an excessive amount of debt. Despite making a decent wage, I can’t keep up with my payments. I make enough to avoid overdraft fees and keep a roof over my head. I can’t save for moving costs, or put them on my maxed-out card. I need help.

I am hoping to raise money so I can come up for air long enough to move somewhere safe. As an exercise in transparency and planning, I have broken everything down in my first update, including why I’m asking for what I am, and my priorities in spending. In short, I will use the funds raised to cover moving costs and start escaping my debt.

I know that much of my community is in the same position I am; unsafe, unsure, and unfunded. I do not expect large donations. Please support how and where you can, and if that means just $10 or a Share, it will still have a huge impact. To that point, please Share! I keep a tight circle and know far fewer people than know me, so getting the word out is extremely important.

I’m just a gay girl who loves to tell stories. And I’m not done telling mine.

Thank you for listening.

Danielle

P.S.

You are loved. And so long as I am safe, I will share that safety with you. And if we are neither one safe, we will find it together.