I’m writing with urgency and humility to ask for your help. We are currently without electricity, and the situation has become extremely challenging. The outage has affected our ability to meet basic needs, preserve food, stay safe at night, and continue normal daily activities. Please donate

I grew up learning how to survive before I learned how to be seen. Every day, I navigate a world that questions my right to exist, yet I continue to choose myself. My identity was not handed to me. I fought for it, shaped it, and claimed it with intention.

Being Black taught me resilience. Being trans taught me truth. Living in Texas taught me how powerful it is to remain soft, joyful, and unapologetic in a place that often demands silence. I am becoming more of myself with every step, honoring the woman I am and the journey it took to get here.