#don't worry you'll see this maybe twice a month til June

[stardustedknuckles]

I kept going back and forth on making this post, but in the end I decided I would encourage someone else to do it and that means I ought to give it a go.

I'm moving - fleeing, really - back to Chicago. 40 anti-queer bills have been put forth in Oklahoma since the start of this year alone, and it is only going to get worse. It's true that I hadn't really wanted to be here in the first place, but I was making peace with taking my time getting my feet under me before going elsewhere, and making connections with other queer folks in the state in case I did decide to stay and make a difference here with them.

That's no longer an option.

With the way I have things set up, I should be able to pay first and last month's rent by the time I go in June. But that's all I will have, and it requires me to underpay my quarterly taxes and rely on whatever extra job I get in Chicago to make up the difference before next tax season. I'm loading everything into my stepdad's truck, which means none of my furniture is coming. I won't have a bed, for instance, and it also severely limits what I am able to afford before I go. Cutting grocery corners, praying the car doesn't lose its shit again, opting out of appointments insurance won't cover, and all the little things that make up a day-to-day life.

If you are able and willing, I could use some help. I have the tipping option on my blog, and my kofi is daxstardust. It's still set up for Dax the fic author - maybe again, once I'm away from here. Right now I'm just Dax the queer, hauling ass out of Oklahoma before it is literally illegal for me to be here.

I've got a place waiting for me. I just need some help getting there. Thanks so much.