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Massive Autumn Update 2024 (Moving to Canada)
10 months ago
...Yeah I feel like I needed to just flat out say what was going on in the title. It's...it's a lot.
So, you all (hopefully) know that I'm a trans woman. I have been on HRT for 13 months now and have been socially transitioned as Samantha since January. Not legally, because that's a process and now there's no time, but I'm getting ahead of myself.
A lot of you probably know I also live in Ohio, and if you didn't, well, I live in Ohio. When I first came out and began socially transitioning, people were great and understanding. I'd argue that most people still are. But because of some fucked up hate-fetish the Republican party has for trans people, my rights and healthcare has been under constant threat. I persisted anyway.
But then the election happened, and all of the worst people won, both the presidential race and in Ohio and already there has been a change. A law was just passed today that will ban gender-neutral bathrooms on college campuses (I work at a college and use the gender neutral bathroom). An appeals court ruled earlier this year that Title IX doesn't apply to trans people in Ohio, so I now have no legal protections against discrimination at work. And on top of all of that, the PEOPLE in town have gone mask off; I have had more harassment by complete strangers in the last ten days than I have the past year of being an out and proud trans woman.
So I'm moving.
To Canada.
In mid January.
My beautiful, incredible, generous, amazing girlfriend
has been working tirelessly to make these plans happen FAST, along with my dear bestie 
and 
. Without these girls, I genuinely do not think I would survive to 2025. At least not financially; my job doesn't pay me well and I've really been struggling financially and it's only about to get worse, which is another reason I need to get out of dodge and quick.
I was planning on having a table in the Artist Alley at MFF in two and a half weeks, but this sudden change of plans happened and I have decided I no longer will be selling. Instead, I will spend the entire convention finding all of my friends who are there and giving them the biggest hugs they've ever gotten in their life. MFF will be my last American convention for at least four years; basically until I'm certain that I will be safe in America again as a trans person. I'll still live in Canada, but I'll come to cons.
Because the move is so soon, I will not be able to take any new commission work to help offset the costs of the move. Tyr is currently paying for it all, with a gentle, reassuring smile on her face; I just feel like a bad girlfriend for not being able to pull my own weight. So I've put up a donation goal on my ko-fi to help offset some of the costs. I am packing my books, DVDs, clothes, art supplies, and DnD/Warhammer stuff, so I will definitely need to buy some new furniture up there. And it'll be a few months of living in Canada before my work visa is processed, so I won't be able to take any comms til that happens anyway. All donations will go to making sure my transition to Canada goes smoothly and happily.
https://ko-fi.com/lordfenrir
To all my American friends: I am going to miss you all so incredibly much. If you ever make it up to a Canadian con I'm going to, we'll 110% have to get lunch and hang out 💚
To all of my trans brothers, sisters, and enby siblings: be strong! Easy for someone who is fleeing to say, but please be strong. We've always been here and they can't take away your pride 💚
Hey, in lighter news: I promise after the move and after I've settled in, there are some pretty big, cool things coming from me. It's honestly been hard to not obsessively talk about it online instead of actually working on it lol
I love you all very much. Please be good and kind to each other.
Til next time, peace out 💚
Samantha Coyote aka LordFenrir
So, you all (hopefully) know that I'm a trans woman. I have been on HRT for 13 months now and have been socially transitioned as Samantha since January. Not legally, because that's a process and now there's no time, but I'm getting ahead of myself.
A lot of you probably know I also live in Ohio, and if you didn't, well, I live in Ohio. When I first came out and began socially transitioning, people were great and understanding. I'd argue that most people still are. But because of some fucked up hate-fetish the Republican party has for trans people, my rights and healthcare has been under constant threat. I persisted anyway.
But then the election happened, and all of the worst people won, both the presidential race and in Ohio and already there has been a change. A law was just passed today that will ban gender-neutral bathrooms on college campuses (I work at a college and use the gender neutral bathroom). An appeals court ruled earlier this year that Title IX doesn't apply to trans people in Ohio, so I now have no legal protections against discrimination at work. And on top of all of that, the PEOPLE in town have gone mask off; I have had more harassment by complete strangers in the last ten days than I have the past year of being an out and proud trans woman.
So I'm moving.
To Canada.
In mid January.
My beautiful, incredible, generous, amazing girlfriend
has been working tirelessly to make these plans happen FAST, along with my dear bestie 
and 
. Without these girls, I genuinely do not think I would survive to 2025. At least not financially; my job doesn't pay me well and I've really been struggling financially and it's only about to get worse, which is another reason I need to get out of dodge and quick.I was planning on having a table in the Artist Alley at MFF in two and a half weeks, but this sudden change of plans happened and I have decided I no longer will be selling. Instead, I will spend the entire convention finding all of my friends who are there and giving them the biggest hugs they've ever gotten in their life. MFF will be my last American convention for at least four years; basically until I'm certain that I will be safe in America again as a trans person. I'll still live in Canada, but I'll come to cons.
Because the move is so soon, I will not be able to take any new commission work to help offset the costs of the move. Tyr is currently paying for it all, with a gentle, reassuring smile on her face; I just feel like a bad girlfriend for not being able to pull my own weight. So I've put up a donation goal on my ko-fi to help offset some of the costs. I am packing my books, DVDs, clothes, art supplies, and DnD/Warhammer stuff, so I will definitely need to buy some new furniture up there. And it'll be a few months of living in Canada before my work visa is processed, so I won't be able to take any comms til that happens anyway. All donations will go to making sure my transition to Canada goes smoothly and happily.
https://ko-fi.com/lordfenrir
To all my American friends: I am going to miss you all so incredibly much. If you ever make it up to a Canadian con I'm going to, we'll 110% have to get lunch and hang out 💚
To all of my trans brothers, sisters, and enby siblings: be strong! Easy for someone who is fleeing to say, but please be strong. We've always been here and they can't take away your pride 💚
Hey, in lighter news: I promise after the move and after I've settled in, there are some pretty big, cool things coming from me. It's honestly been hard to not obsessively talk about it online instead of actually working on it lol
I love you all very much. Please be good and kind to each other.
Til next time, peace out 💚
Samantha Coyote aka LordFenrir
Wishing the best for you and all others stuck in this horrific situation
Things will be rough at first, but it'll be okay!
Be safe in the meantime.