Queertopia

🏳️‍⚧️ Let’s keep the (guys &) dolls housed 🏠
On this Trans Day of Visibility, we are proud to finally open QT’s Trans Eviction Prevention Fund
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If you are looking to make a meaningful donation today- please consider pumping this fund up or checking out our GoFundMe to open a shelter for LGBTQ+ Austinites (prioritizing Black and Indigenous trans* folks).

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🍽️ People need to eat. It’s that simple 🥤
🥞 If someone is asking for food- they are hungry.
🫘 The USA has both a food insecurity issue- with 42 million people on food stamps- AND a food waste issue- with 1/3 of all human produced food disposed.
🍕A common misconception amongst restaurants/ stores is that they can be sued for donating food. They are protected under the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act & The Food Donation Improvement Act.
🌮 QUEERTOPIA IS ASKING FOR HELP. A major resource we offer is assisting folks with their SNAP benefits- which they will not have through November.
🥡 Queertopia has NEVER been approved for a food related grant- despite dealing with constant food insecurity. So as always- we are asking our community to step in and share how you can.
🍔 Call/ email restaurants & stores asking about donations to 501(c)3s.
🥪 Donate items you have (peanut butter, jelly, tuna fish, mayo, bologna, cheese, bread, beverages). If we make 50 sandwiches a day with a snack & water- it will cost us $1464.
🧃Sign up and bring a meal yourself/ with a friend! https://bit.ly/StJohnsMeals (Case Sensitive)
🛒 Offer to pay for a grocery. Most of our clients do not have cars and cannot make it to food pantries (which will be overrun anyway). Single mothers, elders, folks who don’t want to give their legal name over and over again.
🥫 Whatever it is- please do something. Bring food to an location. Ask Unhoused folks you’re familiar with if they’re good. Check on your people because a lot of folks are too embarrassed to say when they can’t afford basic necessities.
🆘 This month is going to be HARD.
PS- A LOT of the Unhoused community are bomb cooks/ chefs and can make a meal with you if you don’t want to cook alone. OR if anyone is hiring… Queertopia’s chefs have always come from the community.

🧥✨ FINAL TWO DAYS of our raffle fundraiser with !

🩷All About the Coat🩷
-Luxury Faux Fur with Magenta Satin Lining
-Size M/L, with Classic Oversized Shape
-Pastel Pink Heart Patches along Front Panels
-Super Soft and Comfortable

🩵Contest Rules🩵
-Winner has 48 hours to respond before a new name is chosen
-Austin Pickup (Winner covers shipping if outside Austin)
-Each $15 donation counts as one entry; can enter as many times as you want
-Winner announced ONLY on Instagram on February 13th
-Venmo/Cashapp preferred
-Make sure you put a coat emoji and your instagram handle in the notes

Good Luck! 🧥🩷

✨ Come join us on January 25th from 11-3pm at as we put together Self-care kits for 32 of our recently housed community members!

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Don’t have time to stay and make kits? Don’t worry! We will be accepting donations for items to include in the kits, scroll to the second slide for some items we’re accepting, although we will take other self care products outside of what’s on the list (like body lotion!). We ask that you don’t give us any items you wouldn’t use yourself or get for a loved one! Dm us or to coordinate drop off before Saturday or drop off items at 11 at Monkeywrench!✨