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-- @OhNoItsGlitch and I are still severely having issues. Our landlord is, as always, being very patient and kind. Individually, it's at the point where I can no longer even pay my phone bill and have my service cut off. Our Internet will be cut off soon as well. https://twitter.com/Scabgull/status/1279564248126013441
For more context, I lost my job right before the state declared a state of emergency for COVID-19. Being in an at-will state, I was able to be terminated for vague reasons. I worked with children, and the reason was "parental concerns." The employer absolutely --
-- refused to elaborate, despite me pursuing it. Not having my name changed, I was still required to sign all legal documents at that job with my dead name. I have no doubt that these "parental concerns" stemmed from me being a trans man. --
-- As I had done absolutely nothing wrong at all. Being in an at-will state, they legally did not have to provide any explanation for my termination. Since it happened literally days before COVID-19 state emergency, I was not able to get a new job in time. --
-- I had gotten a positive determination saying I qualified for unemployment, but had never been able to successfully contact anyone before that determination expired, due to the system being overloaded with communication during all operation hours. --
-- I haven't been able to apply for a new job since. I am an immuno-compromised individual, and nowhere locally is safely hiring or providing appropriate PPE. @OhNoItsGlitch takes commissions, but already owes so much and cannot keep taking more. --
-- Sorry that is so much, but I felt the need to explain better. We can't pay our phone bills or rent. We are so far behind on car payments, and the bank repeatedly sends letters and emails to take our car back. @OhNoItsGlitch and I are very much on the edge of having nothing.
