Help a Trans Artist Rebuild and Thrive
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Hi. I'm a 20yo trans artist from Florida with no money, no job, no car, nobody to help me and me and my family are going to be kicked out of our house by December. I was doing pretty well for a couple years living with my family, but a few months ago everything fell apart.
My goal is so I can hopefully afford a new computer so I can try and open art commissions, and to get my dad's car fixed so I can use my own car again to hopefully have better chances to get a job myself. One of the main reasons I'm making this gofundme today is because I don't have the ability to get a job to pay for it, and I don't have any financial backing from my friends and family. If you want the explanation for everything it'll be in the next paragraph. Sorry, it might be a bit of a read.
The short version is: First thing, I have ADHD. I have always struggled in school because of it so I switched to virtual school to help learn at my own pace. It didn't go very well because I was still unmedicated, so I tried to switch back to physical school to recover my grades. Then Covid hit and schools got shut down, I had to drop out because I fell too far behind and my grades were rock bottom. In retrospect I wish my parents prescribed me with ADHD medication so I didn't have such a big problem in school, but it's too late for that now.
Second thing, my parents are also dropouts so they've suffered a fair amount trying to keep our family afloat. At one point, we lived in a one bedroom apartment as a 4 person family for over a decade, only as of 2 years ago we moved out of. My dad is prone to poor financial choices and didn't have a job since last December, and only recently got a low paying job just so we don't run out of money completely. Hence why we're going to lose our house in about a month. I was hoping to save up enough money to move out soon, but his car broke and I've had to let him borrow my car in the meantime so we don't go homeless even sooner. Since I don't have a car I can consistently use anymore, that means I can't drive myself to a job either. I was hoping to move out because the environment is also very toxic to be in as a gay trans person, since my dad is incredibly homophobic and transphobic as well.
Ideally I would like to fix my computer so I can continue with my art, fix my dad's car so I can use my own car again and try to get a job, save up money so I can one day move out, and finally be able to live for once. If we were being extra hopeful, I wish I could one day move to Norway so I can live with my friends and not live in the constant hell that is the US, especially Florida.
If you could help me and spare even a little bit of money, I will be eternally grateful. <3
Organizer
Chase Muniz
Organizer
Ocala, FL