hey, i really hate doing this but im in a really rough situation right now.
for starters, i’m a gay schizophrenic indigenous artist living in canada, and i just moved out of an unhealthy home situation and into my own apartment earlier this year. that was a really big deal for me, and since then i’ve been doing a lot better and finally starting to get my mental health under control.
unfortunately my apartment flooded over christmas while I was away, and my homophobic landlord is trying to evict me and my roommate by saying that we caused the flooding (even though neither of us were there, there was only damage to our belongings and none to the apartment, and we called in a contractor to confirm it was just a pipe that burst because of the cold). i’ve talked to a lot of people about this, and it’s clear he’s just trying to get us out of the building.
we’ve had issues with him since we moved in, from him not returning our phone calls to him coming in to the apartment illegally and spraying insecticide in our living room while me and my partner were asleep in the next room. even if the eviction isn’t successful, it’s looking like we’re still going to have to look for somewhere new to live – he’s been coming into the apartment without our consent, screaming at us, saying discriminatory things and threatening us, as well as lowering the heat in the apartment below legal levels (we live in toronto and its been -20 outside some days). i’ve had to move my pets to a friend’s house because we didn’t think they were safe in the apartment, and i’ve been sleeping on their couch.
i’ve been homeless before and it was a really traumatic time in my life, so i’m trying to do everything i can to get into a stable living situation again. i’m working full time hours and trying to get on disability, but with all the stuff that’s been happening most of my money has been going to incidental expenses, making it really hard for me to save anything for the cost of living let alone the surgery i have to pay for in a couple months. i’ve really been trying to keep my head above water here, but it’s really overwhelming and i don’t know how to deal with this on my own.
if you have any cash you’re willing to throw my way right now, it would help me out a lot. my paypal is jamesdorianwaters@gmail.com (that email works for etransfer as well), and you can also buy my zine for pay what you can (cw for gore), or donate to my surgery fundraiser if you’d prefer. i know there are tons of posts like these going around and a lot of people who need help, but i don’t really know what else to do right now. thank you so much for taking the time to read this, and it would mean a lot to me if you could reblog this so other people can see it.