
Black trans woman with PTSD needing a financial miracle
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I'm a black transgender woman diagnosed with PTSD from sexual assault, originally starting this campaign 3 years ago after having to flee from my home to escape being physically assaulted by relatives, now updated on January 16th 2025:
I was diagnosed with PTSD from sexual assault and currently live in a home here in the desert, as a client in a rapid re-housing program for displaced transgender women who are victims of sexual assault. The owner/landlord knocked on my bedroom door yesterday and asked if I could come out and speak with her. I immediately noticed she had been crying and I asked what's wrong. She said her family lost their home and everything they had in the fire and they will need to come live here and she will need both rooms back. I felt bad for her and her family, and scared for myself at the same time because I don't have any place else to go. I've been really wanting to leave anyway because they moved a man in the other room who works for them doing electrolysis and him being here made my being here a nightmare because the guy sexually harassed me on multiple occasions, causing terribly painful triggers and my caseworker, nor the landlord, nor the staff would help me, so I've been keeping myself locked in my room, even scared to take showers or prepare food in the kitchen because it's terrifying being here alone with that man so I've just been keeping my mouth shut and and praying God protects me through all of this but now the clock is officially counting down so I'm nervous as heck and updating this page at 2:30 in the morning because I can't sleep with everything going on. She gave me a 30 day notice and just cried and cried, saying she's sorry. I didn't really know what to do so I just hugged her, told her I understand and will keep her and her family in my prayers. I genuinely wasn't mad or upset because I do understand her family situation. I'm just scared because I have no idea what to do and my caseworker seems to have no idea where to put me, so I'm left to figure this out on my own. I'm 3000 miles away from my hometown and have no family to call on for support or refuge. It's just Jesus Christ and I. Going to a shelter isn't an option because violence against transgender women is an all too common occurrence and I simply cannot endure any more abuse. The only plan I can think of is renting a car, to have some form of immediate safe housing, obtain insurance for food deliveries and live and work from the car doing food deliveries and obtaining a gym membership to have access to a safe hot shower every morning. This is what I did for months before I found this housing program and now it seems I have to do it again because there isn't any other housing options available for me. My birthday is on February 20th so I'm praying God blesses me with a much-needed needed early birthday miracle because this is alot on my mental health. I already felt terrible about all the people who lost their lives, their homes, their pets, kids lost their schools...this has just been the absolute craziest most horrifying start to the new year, but I didn't think I would personally be affected by the wildfires. Not personally. And here I am, personally feeling the effects of this nightmare, having to give up my room and scramble to have some kind of safe roof over my head. I need to raise at least $2000 as fast as possible to go ahead and get my plan in motion. Lord KNOWS I don't want to live in a car anymore, but it's my only option, and an instant way to start back working again doing food deliveries. I don't know what else to do. Love, prayers and donations are super-urgently needed. Thank you so much for reading this and God bless you.
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Brooklyn Summers
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Desert Hot Springs, CA