If You Ain't Makin' Waves, You Ain't Kickin' Hard Enough

My family-of-choice brother Max is in a bind. His situation tends to be varying levels of precarious most of the time, since he's an AuDHD trans man with PTSD trying to survive in Seattle, but this time 'precarious' is an understatement.

He recently - like, mere days ago - moved from a (literal!) fleabag hotel into shared accommodations with a roommate who turns out to be very toxic, had deceived him about the details of the living arrangement, and is now giving him ten days (from yesterday) to move elsewhere, with not a cent of the rent/SD he paid her being returned. (She says she'll refund him later 'as a gesture of trust', a phrase that, in this context, makes little sense except as a means of guilting him into not insisting on a refund.)

That leaves him with basically nothing but pocket lint with which to try to find alternate accommodation and attempt to regain some degree of stability in his situation, since he's not currently employed.

I don't have the wherewithal to cover even a tiny fraction of what he needs - but then it occurred to me, I can crowdsource for him. So I am. Those who are willing, and able, to help out, every bit is appreciated, whether monetary, or in the form of Seattle-area leads on either accommodation or employment.

He does tarot and other sorts of divination via his website at Bijou Fortune, if you prefer to get something in return for your contribution, or can be donated to via his Venmo or his Paypal.

Comment if you have any leads or other potentially-useful info, or questions (though prying into his details to determine if he's 'worthy' is not welcome).

Please feel free to share widely - here are links to my Xwitter, Bluesky, Mastodon, and Tumblr posts, if you're on any of those platforms and want to repost.

The eighth annual gender census (run by Cassian Lodge of 'Poly in Pictures' fame-in-some-circles) is open.

Direct link to the survey and a description below; the Gender Census website has more info, including a FAQ. Please share widely, anywhere that nonbinary/genderqueer/nth gender/etc folks might be - Cassian is especially interested in getting more responses from older NB/GQ people. You are welcome to gank this post for the purpose.

From the census start page:

'Welcome to the eighth annual gender census!

I'll start by making it as clear as possible who's invited to take part.

Most people fit tidily into one of these categories:
- Woman/girl - all the time, solely, and completely (may be cisgender or transgender)
- Man/boy - all the time, solely, and completely (may be cisgender or transgender)

This survey intends to collect information about everyone who DOESN'T fit into this system. Anyone who doesn't feel like they fit into one of these two boxes is invited to participate. There are no geographical restrictions.

If you hesitate or struggle to place yourself into just one of the two boxes, or if you know for sure that these boxes were not made for you, please do continue!'