Help Brigid move back to Victoria, BC
Donation protected
(Pictured, my current residence at my parent's property. I don't even have a room in the house.)
Hi, my name is Brigid, though, you may know me by other names elsewhere. Three years ago, I moved from Victoria where I had been living for over five years to back with my parents in Qualicum Beach to save money for an eventual move to Toronto to be with my then-girlfriend. This unfortunately did not pan out and we abruptly broke up the following Christmas, leaving me in an incredibly awkward position. My depression grew immensely as Qualicum Beach is just not the place for anyone my age, let alone a queer, trans woman. There are no social spaces for teens and young adults, and no social groups with which to meet other people, which has further exacerbated my depression with near-constant feelings of isolation and loneliness.
To give some context, there is no movie theatre, ten-pin bowling alley, or any businesses open past 6:00pm in town, but, there are six different golf courses. You cannot have a social life here if you aren't a senior. I even tried to join an all-ladies gym in town, which resulted in me getting kicked out by the transphobic owner (a cis-man, by the way) and sparking a wave of anti-trans harassment against myself that forced me to change my cell number, close or remake multiple social media accounts, close my tutor-for-hire website, and have an anti-hate group conduct a security audit on my person.
I can't live here any longer.
I want to move back to Victoria, I have friends there, and I had a community there, but, I need help. I'm on Persons With Disability assistance, which means the amount of money I can make is limited, and with my disability, I couldn't work much already. I have a plan to get tutoring employment in the city, so this fundraiser will be to support moving expenses, to obtain a security deposit on a new rental, and to supplement my living expenses for one month while I settle into a new job and new home.
I need this, living in Qualicum Beach is slowly killing my spirit. The only times I've been able to hang out comfortably with friends have been when I have visited them outside of the city. There is nothing for me here, no future, and just more loneliness, but in Victoria, I feel like I could rebuild the life I once felt I had.
I don't want to sound like I'm begging, but, I am quite desperate. Moving feels like my only hope to attain happiness again.
Organizer
Brigid Klyne-Simpson
Organizer
Qualicum Beach, BC