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*BLACK TRANS WOMAN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS - UPDATE: NOW HOUSED*

Okay so I have no following whatsoever, so this is totally a shot in the dark. However, my friend Brooklyn is currently experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles after being kicked out by her parents for being transgender. She has been homeless since April 2021.

She is working for UberEats & staying in a motel, but she's running out of energy to keep fighting. She's desperate to save enough money for somewhere to live. She has a gofundme but is stuck in a cycle of having to use all the donations and her wages for food and motels. She's trying so so hard, but she's exhausted and feeling as though she's out of options.

She was staying in a shelter for a time, but struggled with sharing a room because of trauma from previous assaults. She was also exposed to c-19 there multiple times, and witnessed lots of drug abuse. She couldn't take it anymore.

She has little chance of saving enough for longer-term housing as things are. If you're able to support this beautiful black transgender woman who is in dire need of assistance, you can do so at https://t.co/jf7FZI9Ubd please scroll down for update and new donation link.

Or support her through her music at https://t.co/hoCQsJJRsL (Amazon Music). You can also stream her music on Spotify, and she will get some revenue from this. This is a great way to help if you can't donate!

Please share far and wide! My friend needs help.

(Posted 7th September 2021)

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Edits to add:

I will make sure to add any updates on Brooklyn's situation to this post, and she updates the gofundme regularly.

If you know of anyone in LA selling an affordable used car or motorbike, or renting out an affordable room, please get in touch! Details of any organisations that might be able to help Brooklyn out would also be appreciated (though she has already been in touch with several and had limited success).

Thank you so much in advance.

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UPDATE: 19th September 2021

I am so happy to announce that due to some very generous donations, Brooklyn has now moved into a rented room! A big thank you to everyone who donated, reblogged, streamed and shared. This is such a major milestone for Brooklyn to finally be in safe and secure housing, and we can't thank you enough for your help.

However, her struggle is not yet over. Her rent is now $1550 per month, which is hard to afford working for UberEats. If you would still like to donate there is a new link below, and this money will be used to help pay for rent and food. In addition, I know it would mean the absolute world to Brooklyn if you would all keep streaming her music.

This will probably be the last update for the time being. If you would like to keep up to date with Brooklyn's journey, you can follow her on Instagram @ transbeauty07. Again, we can't thank you enough for helping us out like this. Thank you ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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