I finally gave up on insurance this year and started DIY HRT after 10 years waiting to start bc I wanted to do things 'the right way' and I'm 3 months along now. I've gotten closer than I've ever been with my community through sports which was something I had avoided intensely as a trans woman. I've kept the same restaurant job for over a year and I've been getting more opportunities in modeling! I don't always think much of myself, but for now I'd like to take a moment to be proud of myself bc being transfem here made a lot of those prospects feel out of reach for a long time!!
I've also experienced some difficult life changes this year. HUD raised the rent by another $40 effective July, and I have nobody I can split expenses with until my lease is up at the end of November. Because I don't get full 40 hour weeks and only make $16 hourly, I often have to get an advance in order to clear my rent and then scramble for the rest of the month to make up the difference on my utilities, bills, gas prices, and food. I haven't wanted to make another post like this to fundraise, but even with all of the supportive community in my life I have today, my safety net isn't very robust. when I can avoid it I do, but I've had to rely on mutual aid and survival sex work on this platform for years now. If you've read this far thank you, I'm well aware there are people suffering worse than me now and I don't want to divert resources from them, however there's no donation amount that'd be too small to make a difference for me. #paythedolls 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
