Appalachia Is Devastated. Towns I Loved, Towns I Visited All The Time, Are Gone. Not Damaged, GONE. They

appalachia is devastated. towns i loved, towns i visited all the time, are gone. not damaged, GONE. they are leveled to the ground. there is nothing left but rubble and ruin. people are dead. appalachia is poor to begin with and relies on tourism for a lot of its income, and multiple of those tourist locations are just...gone.

my town is okay, but it's flooded and wrecked. trees are blocking all but one way out of our neighborhood. power lines are hanging limp in the roads. we've been without power for over 24 hours and will continue to be without power for likely another 24+. disabled people and poor people are GOING to die from this. gods save appalachia.

Okay, this is gonna be long and I apologize but here goes:

So last night, I had a dream that I was a completely different person. Living in a different home, had a younger sister, and a different dad. But what really stuck out was that, simply put, I was a girl. And truth be told, I didn’t hate it. In fact I kinda liked it. This is not the first time I’ve had a dream like this and I imagine it won’t be the last.

Here’s the thing. I don’t completely hate being born male, but I’ve noticed ever since I came out as genderfluid, there was something about drawn as female even addressed as such that appealed to me. Maybe it’s cause recently I’ve noticed I’m mostly drawn to femininity?

My real conflict is how I don’t even know what to do if I even were to come out as trans. Especially to someone like my dad since I do remember him once making a very insensitive remark when LGBT was brought up on TV during Pride Month.

But that’s not even the biggest problem, it’s transitioning, but not because I wouldn’t be able to do it fully. See, if it were a matter of changing my personal email (cause it does use my real full name) it wouldn’t be too bad, even though it would be time-consuming. But in terms of HRT, laser hair removal, bottom surgery, and even changing my legal name? Those are all things that would cost not just time, but also money that I don’t even know I have.

So yeah, in terms of my gender, just seems like I’m the same way I feel my life in general is going: Stuck. Thankfully I’m meeting with my therapist this week so I’ll see what he says. For now, feel free to address at whatever pronouns you want to and draw me however you want. I might take a few days off of social media to collect my thoughts.

Financial Emergency - Please share

Hi everyone, this is tea's partner shiloh @hotsugarbyglassanimals. I'm posting on their behalf as their family is experiencing a financial emergency which has resulted in their power being shut off - so tea does not have access to their desktop computer. Where they live, the temperature is estimated to reach 90 - 100 degrees this week. As you can imagine, that's not sustainable without eletricity, especially when it comes to their pets.

Their father seems to believe their situation isn't dire and for some reason thinks if he ignores it, it'll work itself out. It very much won't. No one in their family is employed right now. Because of this, their family is at significant risk of homelessness. The power company has also been acting shady and won't send documents confirming what the extra charges are and are demanding 8k.

They have a gofundme campaign open to cover the costs of the electric bill along with gofundme fees:

gofundme.com

Donate to Urgent Help Needed for Tea's Family Power Bills, organized by Marceline Errera

Hi everyone, I'm Tea, an autistic disabled lesbian in a shitty situat… Marceline Errera needs your support for Urgent Help Needed for Tea's

Tea also is opening emergency commissions to help with the cost of everything, with 25% off the original prices. You can find their commission info through this link.

### Mahmoud's Stoty :

I write to you with a heavy heart, burdened by the tragedies that have befallen my family in Gaza. My father, my niece, and my nephew have been killed, and my family is now stranded in the south, enduring harsh conditions with a severe lack of water, food, and essential resources. Unfortunately, the process of evacuating them is moving very slowly, exacerbating their suffering.

In the midst of this deep pain, I urgently request your assistance to save my family. They are in desperate need of a safe haven where they can find security and rebuild their lives. I humbly ask for your support in reaching out to those who can offer help and aid.

The loss of my family is a pain beyond words, and the specter of further loss haunts me. Please, join efforts to assist them during these critical moments and provide them with a European refuge that ensures their safety and a chance for a dignified life.

@mide404

€7,991 raised of €20,000 goal !!

gofundme.com

Donate to Please save what's left of my family, organized by Mahmoud Saleh

Greetings, I write this appeal with a heavy heart, burdened by the weight of th… Mahmoud Saleh needs your support for Please save what's

Thank you all

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Palestine fundraisers with easily-achievable goals

By "easily-achievable", I mean in the 50-60K range and below. Once again, drawing from my pinned list of fundraisers, which have all been vetted by Palestinians on Tumblr (check that post for the proof next to each family name). I'll update this post just like the main list and the "under 1000 donations" list. Many of these are extremely close to completing their funding. Let's help get them there!

As always, donate if you can, reblog if you can't!

LAST UPDATED 9/5

10K range

Aya's family Goal: 15K 2/3 funded

The Saftawi family Goal: 16K 2874 TO GO!

20K range

The Sami family Goal: 20K Half funded

Zaen and Yehya Goal: 25K 1/4 funded

The Ismaeel family Goal: 25K 1/3 funded

Ashraf's family Goal: 25K 3620 TO GO!

30K range

Ahmed's family Goal: 30K 1/3 funded

The Alnabih family Goal: 30K 4176 TO GO!

The Khalaf family Goal: 30K 1806 TO GO!

Issam Aziz's mother Goal: 30K 2970 TO GO!

Amira's family Goal: 39K 2/3 funded

40K range

The Hor family Goal: 40K Under 1/5 funded

The Abushammaleh family Goal: 40K 1/3 funded

The Shaqoura family Goal: 45K Half funded

The Aburass family Goal: 45K 1/4 funded

Note: The Aburass campaign is in SEK, so the goal is technically 450K, but converted to USD it's closer to 45. Ultimately I decided to include this one since USD, CAD, GBP, and EUR will be more powerful here, and a huge chunk of the site's user base will pay with one of those currencies. The more hands on deck, the better.

50K range

Amal's family Goal: 50K Under 1/5 funded

Walaa's family Goal: 50K 1/5 funded

The Shorbaje family Goal: 50K 1/3 funded

The Aldeeb family Goal: 55K 2/3 funded

Urgent update my little brother is dying 😭

Today we took our little brother to the hospital because he suffers from an infection that affects his breathing and causes him pain. I hope that every living conscience will help us save our young son’s life and donate any amount you can.

Unfortunately, there is no treatment in the hospital for my little. Help us before it is too late.