Vin's May Moving Madness (ack!)

[This is the part of the bio where I have to state, "Hi, I'm Vin, I'm trans, I'm disabled, I'm a minimum wage worker, a freelancer under the poverty line, I'm a lesbian, I don't have a family, I don't have a degree, please help me you'd be saving my a** so so much!" because this platform loves asking people to detail out their trauma/situation to prove we're worth donating to. All those things are true, sure, and I'm mentioning them in case you're a stranger who needs that info to ~support a cause~, but! I'm also doing it this way because I h*te that we have to market ourselves like a GoodReads review of a YA novel to survive. I h*te that so many of us have to ask for this kind of help at all.]

 

I've been mentioning this for a while on Twitter, but now the gauntlet is nearly upon us. May is almost here. I've gotten very lucky thanks to the generosity and support of my friends and community here in Philly! I've got the entire month of May to move my possessions and have managed to secure a living situation. But the fact of the matter is that the financial cost of any move is always more than I can cover solo. In this case, the most considerable expense (after bills) is that I do not own any furniture of my own and could really use help making sure that step can safely be achieved.

 

Here's a partial breakdown of what this money will be going towards in this move:

 

 

Having spent most of a year in Physical Therapy trying to figure out how to treat my joint/nerve pain in my upper right back, right neck, plus right arm, shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand ... I've learned that correct furniture and joint stabilizing tools are an essential part of making sure I can keep working, standing, or doing anything at all. Both at physical labor day jobs and as a freelance writer/artist! I'm glad that how I make art presently does not tend to interfere with my chronic pain. I have to consider, though, that I have general issues due to hypermobility regardless; making sure the essentials can fully accommodate what I need and not worsen these problems is why the 'ole "scavenge through limited used options so I can sorta function." won't cut it anymore.

 

I've tried to save what I could here and there and presently can either buy some furniture or pay some bills. Can't manage to buy all the furniture nor pay all the bills, and definitely can't do both of those things simultaneously. I h*te having to ask for money again at all, but I know that it's the right and the smart choice to make sure everything goes smoothly and I don't fall into a cycle of barely scraping by every month again. I also have a big project I'm a part of where most of the work I need to do on it is throughout May, so streamlining this seriously would mean the world to me.

 

Even if the whole goal isn't met, any little bit helps. If it does get met, I'll close it and update this bio to link to fundraisers for other trans people in need. As always, to all of my friends, supporters, etc, some of whom at this point may have known me for almost 10 years now, I love you all so much; thank you once again for all the ways you make sure I get to exist with less hardship than I would otherwise.

 

vin

other links you can donate to:

cashapp: $vinthemself
pp: paypal.me/vinthem
venmo: @vinthem