Dear community,
I’m writing on behalf of two trans youth (20 and 21), and their found family. I will be keeping this anonymous for safety reasons. Thank you for taking the time to read this and for your care for trans kids everywhere.
Recently one of my close friends reunited with their younger brother. The two were separated due to parental abuse in 2017. Now, years later, they have found each other again - and both happen to be transmasculine. The younger sibling, age 21, has been living homeless on the streets of Kentucky in freezing temperatures with his fiance - a transfeminine person. My friend group pulled together some money to get them to the Sacramento Valley from Kentucky where they will be safer and have more access to resources. My friend with the younger brother in question also lives locally and can offer some resources as well.
However, money is tight for this whole friend group/found family and we are all struggling to make rent. One of us works multiple jobs, one of us has been job searching for over six months, one of us is on disability. We are turning to our community of trans people and allies across the globe to help make stability a reality for these two extremely deserving kids. My friend, the older brother, also deserves to be able to go to sleep at night and wake up in the morning without fear and stress. Finding his younger brother after so many years of believing they would never see each other again should be a celebration, not a source of worry.
The kids are now in California and job hunting, working on signing up for assistance, etc but are still homeless. We have some viable housing options for them and are not only trying to raise money for that but also some money to replace the many items they didn’t have while homeless including clothing, hygiene items, and items they will need once they secure housing. The money we are asking for may seem like a significant chunk but it will help these kids get on their feet and achieve housing and stability, which they deserve so wholly. All trans kids deserve safety.
We ask that if you regularly donate to charity or a mutual aid fund for the holidays you choose this cause to donate to as it is immediate and imperative. We also ask that you share this with your following on social media and especially with the allies in your life so they can make good on their promise as allies and walk the walk of supporting trans youth. Thank you for taking the time to read this and for caring what happens to trans kids. Not enough people do but the people who give us their love and support make all the difference.
