@ TNYASHA.

I am very sick. I already went through one surgery, and now I urgently need another one that costs $300. I simply don’t have this amount, and I am terrified of what could happen if I can’t get this operation

I am a mother of two little girls. They are my whole world I cannot bear the thought of something happening to me and leaving them behind with no one. This fear is with me every single moment.

Please, I am begging you even the smallest help can make a difference. If just a few kind people donate $20 each, we can reach the $300 and give me a chance to have this surgery and stay with my daughters.

$20 may seem small, but to me it means hope… it means life.

Please don’t leave me alone in this. Your kindness could save me.

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Thank you from the bottom of my heart 🤍

Homeless trans girl could use a little help..

I'd normally be supporting myself by donating plasma, but my protein levels are too low right now and they won't let me. I'm don't need much, just enough to get some basics to hold me over for the next week or so until I can donate again.

Shira is in the emergency room with a very bad infection after being forced to live on the street after surgery.

her family’s gofundme!!

Last week I was at a meetup where I was the only transfem. I checked the groupchat when I arrived and there was a message from the organiser: "We have a newcomer called X, can you look out for him if you get there first?" I located X, introduced myself, sent a message to the chat say, "I have located X," and continued to talk to him until the organiser arrived. When the organiser arrived, she was not happy with me. It turned out my phone had autocorrected, "I have located X," to, "I had located X," which the organiser interpreted as me passive aggressively telling her that I had already done the thing she was asking about. Her conclusion: I was unreasonable and aggressive in responding to her reasonable request. My explaining what had happened didn't convince her otherwise.

A different occasion last week: in a local trans groupchat, a trans man sent a link to a drag event happening in our town. A few people said they were already going, some said they might go. Then a trans woman replied saying, "Thanks, but I don't really like drag." Her tone was immediately called into question. Her words were assumed to communicate: "I think you are a terrible person if you like drag," even though she never said that. Several non-transfems who had never even heard that drag might not be universally-beloved by everyone were upset to discover that fact. A trans woman simply saying she didn't like this thing became A Big Deal.

Meanwhile, at a different event again, a trans man told a group that he was straight and attracted to women, but he wouldn't feel comfortable bringing home an "AMAB woman" (yes he actually said that). It was quickly brushed over, and after he had left even trans women tried to defend him by saying "he probably didnt realise people would be offended" etc etc. In contrast to the examples above, he is not even aware that anyone was upset by what he said, never mind worrying about what consequences he might face.

happy pride edition of this post lol. wont bog down the post explaining our situation, but we still need consistent help affording all our living expenses. my wife works but her job pays shit and i am trying to find work to no avail. i have the usual pay apps, as does my wife. we also have other options (like our patreon for monthly bills) and our registry if u wanna support that way. please consider helping make two struggling black queer folks' lives easier this pride month 🩷

$564.13/$1250.13 for rent (9 days past due)

$0/$45 for negative bank balance and food

"I’m a cancer survivor abt to lose housing. My last ask ever for communal support is for 3k, if folks wouldn’t mind chipping in to help w the transition out of my apt, moving costs of my life upending, & losing my home b4 surgery. Thanks everyone! I (we) tried.

P/V: nubulagalaxie"

Marlow Trottie was killed on June 8th 2026. She was found dead, alone, in the streets of Alexandria, Louisiana. It was a homicide.

Marlow Trottie was a woman. Her family has contested this, and publicly misgendered her, and many news sites have already deadnamed and misgendered her as well. I fear what her obituary will say. I fear what her gravestone will say even more.

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(Unfortunately, I can't use other crowdfunding options since I'm based in Brazil)

My little girl is at home after draining a lot of fluid from her lungs. She seems happy and alert and even played a bit, just a tad less active. Her breathing is stable, even though she still won't eat by herself so I've been syringe feeding her.

The test results have been a bit puzzling so far since her complete bloodwork, ultrasound, x-rays and echocardiogram post-lung tap don't show any major alterations. She doesn't even have a fever and her urea/creatinine is perfectly fine as well. The doctor's main concern was heart disease, but it looks like that's not the case. They also tested her lung fluid, which ruled out chylothorax, pyothorax, uremia and FIP (albeit not entirely). At the moment, it does seem like the most likely cause for her lung issue could be some type of cancer or early-stage FIP. We still need to wait for the CT scan results (which fortunately my mom offered to pay for) and hope for the best. Right now, I'm really trying to stay positive and book more jobs so I can give her the best care regardless of the outcome.

I'm overwhelmed and incredibly grateful for the outpouring of support, well wishes and donations we’ve received these past few days. We almost made it halfway through our goal (currently at 330/700) and I can't thank y'all enough for donating, sharing and asking about Zoe. It means the world to me; the past days have been incredibly difficult. Please continue to spread the word and send her good vibes if you can 💖

@kla1991 A lot of the early black transfemme novelists are very het (Hayes, Anderson, Gordon). I know that Yemaya’s Daughters is pretty het but I don’t know enough about the rest of Edidi’s work to say. Can’t judge for Clark either, nor the books that haven’t released yet.

Shola Von Reinhold’s work is…. Honestly I don’t remember? Sexuality didn’t feel like the focus, or maybe I’m just a little too aspec lmao.

Kuchenga Shenjé’s work definitely has lesbian themes, but I would describe it as most textually bisexual. Same with Roberta Angela Dee, Sasha is super bisexual.

A lot of early work by black trans woman focuses on a phenomenon called DL (Down-Low) Black male sexuality, which was basically where Black men in the early 00s would have loving relationships with women while quietly having affairs with men on the side. Here's a really good book about the topic.

So like, a lot of what Pamela Hayes and Daneisha Gordon especially were commenting on was the relationship - and crucially the differences - between bisexual Black men who engaged in DL activities, and Black trans women who were just trying to live their lives on the day-to-day. The themes often focus on like, the relationships between Black trans women and bisexual Black men, how Black trans women were sometimes seen as like a "safe" option for a DL Black man, and how destructive that could be to the women involved.