GoFundMe: What a absolute disaster...
My name is Zion, a transgender man, and I sincerely and urgently need your help. Together with my therapy dog Loki, my cat Galaxy, and my small troupe of rescued pet rats, we are
seeking immediate financial relief from the physically abusive behavior of our roommate and ex-partner.
In recent months,
my roommate’s behavior has grown increasingly erratic and extreme. It began with smaller instances emotional manipulation and recently escalated to
a sexual assault and physical mutilation of my pets to "treat an injury" without my consent. He has repeatedly and flagrantly disregarded my personal boundaries at home, such as
intruding on my private spaces, including
unlocking my bedroom door and while I go to the toilet, calling my phone at work when I do not respond to his texts immediately.
I have begged him to respect my immuno-compromised status, despite this he continues to invite unmasked friends over to our home. In retaliation to our conversation about this behavior to stop endangering my health - in response to this he invited his online lover to stay with us for a week- giving me three days notice.
Despite his stable finances and ability to pay for his own expenses, he has cheated me on numerous, documented occasions. He has stolen my food, despite my repeated requests to stop. To add insult to injury, he has threatened to abandon the lease and leave me and my pets on the hook for the full cost of rent and utilities for the remainder of the lease.
I have tried for 6 months to resolve these issues in good faith, but
they have escalated beyond any ordinary conflict between roommates. I cannot relocate to another living spaces due to lack of funds, and I cannot proceed with eviction without risking losing my housing.
Among other consequences of this abuse, I was
hospitalized after a suicide attempt, and I am now stuck with a costly medical bill. Due to this despite getting the red tape finished -
I have been forced to defer my hormonal transition and other necessary medical expenses (such as dental surgery) just to get by from month to month. Finally, my car, which I have used daily for work, has undergone costly repairs that have left me with considerable debt.
I have set a $10,000 goal because with that we could pay his half the remaining lease, for the year, enabling me have him evicted.
Although I currently work a full-time job, my income alone will not cover the other half of my roommate’s share of rent, on top of those payments.
These funds would also give me some level of breathing room.
As an LGBTQ+ youth I first lost my housing as a teen. In the decade that followed I have survived homelessness, trafficking, and multiple abusive relationships – but have never found safe and stable housing.
In short, I am facing a choice between relentless abuse and homelessness in this crisis.
If you would like to learn more about my work with animals and the goal of "Lost Boys Sanctuary" please read below!
As a consequence of the pandemic
many animals have been abandoned in my area as people have lost jobs and income. I have worked in my community as a
volunteer, animal activist and wildlife rehabilitation over the past decade. I recognized an opportunity to make a space for some of my communities smallest and often forgotten small critters, to provide them a home and companionship.
After connecting to these incredible animals, and beginning to help them work their history of abuse and find healing
I recognized the need to create a Sanctuary.
This has led to the founding of my NonProfit "Lost Boys Sanctuary" - Which will very soon be approved to grow with its 501c status.
Centered around harm reduction, education and outreach for small exotic mammals - with my current focus being pet fancy rats. I work as an educator with young children and have used animals
within the classroom to help children learn how to respect, protect and cherish the animals in their lives. Despite my personal financial stress I have been able to provide
pro-bono Veterinary care, donations from local small business and individuals to provide the animals with exceptional ongoing care.
Help me to turn this home into a Sanctuary for not only myself, but these small animals which are routinely refused space by larger local animal shelter, have a chance to live safe and joyous lives.
"Lost Boys Sanctuary" is a fledgling nonprofit whose main goal is use these animal ambassadors as an opportunity to teach animal knowledge and promote kindness and compassion.
The creation of this essential nonprofit has been my long term life goal for the past decade, to find out what my community needed from me most and create an empathetic and enduring organization to fill that need.
I want to sleep soundly at night without fear for myself or my pets. I want the physical and financial security to start taking the hormones I’ve sought for months.
More than that, I want to achieve enough security to give back to my community. I am fortunate to share my home with my rescued small animals, and I want to continue to be a provider for abandoned and neglected animals in my area.I understand all too well what it means to lack a safe home or housing.
I know everyone has it rough right now. But as much as it pains me to ask, I need your help, and I need it soon. Please consider donating what you can and sharing this campaign among your friends and family. Thank you for reading my story.
YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdeTHdV1WaYLw6xQaZ2RCAA (No Publicly Available Videos)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyIb3rt22LQ (One in this post)
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