The situation worsened when she came out as trans and was kicked out of the house. From 17 to 24, she was what she described as “on-and-off” homeless — often sleeping in her car or staying with friends. That made things worse. When she had to choose between buying food or putting gas in the car to have air conditioning in the summer heat, she chose gas every time. That wasn’t just survival, she said; that was her eating disorder at work.
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