Hi everyone,
This is an update regarding Keris (also known as RiikkaTheIcePrincess). Many of you already know of the situation, but if you do not, go check out her posts on this community.
TL;DR Keris is and has been in an abusive situation with their parents in rural Oklahoma. They gave her a seven day eviction notice, and now they have to leave. They are trans, neurodivergent, and have no place to go.
Keris is in desperate need of a place to stay in Minneapolis. She has gotten their ticket and is set to arrive tomorrow at 4:20pm in Minneapolis. The shelters there are night-only, and are not a good fit due to a variety of factors.
If there is ANYONE who can host Keris in Minneapolis for even a couple of days that would be a huge help. They are in a very bad spot right now and could really, really use your help. If you know someone who could host, that works too.
Thank you for your consideration.
Edit 1: if anybody also knows of any programs in Minneapolis that can help get Keris less temporary housing and/or a job that would also be very helpful.
Edit 2: Keris has found someone to stay with in about two and a half weeks. For now, they are going to try and stay in a cheap hotel. Thank you to everyone who came together to support Keris in her time of need. Please keep sending support and kind words their way. Their PayPal is LuxStellae@gmail.com for those who have asked.
I love y’all 🫂
Edit 3: It sounds like the place she was gonna stay in a couple of weeks fell through. They did make it to Minneapolis okay and are staying in a hotel. Keris still needs some kind of living arrangement (and friends).
Maybe we should make a queer or trans support community.
Edit: I have a low key plan running with a friend on this. If it keeps growing we’ll definitely be posting.
That’s not a bad idea.
There’s been chatter about the same on a post under Transfem
Yeah, I saw it. It was a big coincidence that both of those situations happened at around the same time. The thing about the support community idea is that I hope it can gain as much momentum as this community and MTF has (ftm’s size is miniscule compared to those two…sigh). The more people, the more potential for someone in need to get help.
I imagine that some people would rather this community stay for discussion and advice, but it was an emergency so I did what I could. This post (and their posts) on this community really did get a lot of help for Keris.
Something along the lines of “trans escape” or just outright “(emergency?) resources DOT blahaj DOT zone”?
Maybe sending links to some known good charities to see if they’ll maintain a presence there, maybe a “support helpline” bot to point people there who are posting in other communities? A continent/country/state/city wiki for “safely leaving” and “safely rebuilding”?
Yeah, those are some good ideas. People sometimes do just need to talk to other people and get reassurance, though. Also in Keris’s case a lot of the resources didn’t apply to her because they are out of the age bracket. I don’t think it’s a bad thing to have mutual aid in our community in addition to other programs and resources.
Charities are a good first option, but a lot of times their help has strings attached or it takes time to process the request. The key is having as many options as possible for people.
Yeah, I felt about the same on charities. Them having a presence would be helpful though as they would be better able to determine eligibility at a glance, knowing timeframes, and communicating that effectively.
It’s definitely a complex topic to navigate.