SN Désirée Cha
@sndesireecha.bsky.social
lightning + foam /she.hers/ bylines: Autostraddle; Rest for Resistance; The Rumpus; The Butter; The Nervous Breakdown; AlterNet. cis femme
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i'll be on the streets tmrw.
it's snowing outside.
my ESA dog & only family died a few days ago.
i can't live in a car sans title (takes at least 8 wks to arrive).
i have no delusions that i'll be able to raise enough to pay for an indoor stay thru Dec by 12/5.
but if you can help, i'd be thankful.
it's snowing outside.
my ESA dog & only family died a few days ago.
i can't live in a car sans title (takes at least 8 wks to arrive).
i have no delusions that i'll be able to raise enough to pay for an indoor stay thru Dec by 12/5.
but if you can help, i'd be thankful.
a friend created this poster for me, and wrote:
"Please, please share this in your spaces. The amount that Désirée needs to raise to keep housing from December 5 on has tripled. This is urgent. It is cold. Shelters are full. There is nowhere for her to go. Please share."
"Please, please share this in your spaces. The amount that Désirée needs to raise to keep housing from December 5 on has tripled. This is urgent. It is cold. Shelters are full. There is nowhere for her to go. Please share."
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Don’t leave anyone behind.
October 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Don’t leave anyone behind.
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“In the every day of walks, of feedings and moments of repose and sleep, in the moments of caring for and keeping Marty alive I observe: I have a need to be loved, but I also have a need to love.”
Two Weeks
"I think that adopting a dog would make me “less of a sad sack,” according to a journal entry on the day that Marty is picked up by his human mother."
www.autostraddle.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:50 AM
“In the every day of walks, of feedings and moments of repose and sleep, in the moments of caring for and keeping Marty alive I observe: I have a need to be loved, but I also have a need to love.”
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i miss you, Esmé.
with you, things felt possible
with you, things felt possible
December 20, 2025 at 12:12 AM
i miss you, Esmé.
with you, things felt possible
with you, things felt possible
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Esmé, you will not come with me into the new year. But earlier today I heard—clear as a bell—your bark. I was not asleep. Thank you for visiting me. I love you forever.
December 31, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Esmé, you will not come with me into the new year. But earlier today I heard—clear as a bell—your bark. I was not asleep. Thank you for visiting me. I love you forever.
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update: now my dog is dead and i am grieving and alone; escaped DV situation 11/15
please help a queer disabled woman of color writer and survivor who is homeless and trying to stay alive
please help a queer disabled woman of color writer and survivor who is homeless and trying to stay alive
i’ve been job-hunting since February, and was in hospital due to medical emergency in late Jan-early Feb. i had a temp gig from May-June, but cannot find consistent work. if i could have left before, i would have.
please share and help a homeless ESA dog and her human.
please share and help a homeless ESA dog and her human.
cars are not meant for living in. but there are ways to make it less stressful & more safe. an ESA dog & her human need your help as we prepare for unsheltered homelessness on 9/20 or 9/25.
please boost and share.
V SNDesiree
C $SNDesiree
gofund.me/ddc3bd802
please boost and share.
V SNDesiree
C $SNDesiree
gofund.me/ddc3bd802
December 6, 2025 at 3:29 AM
update: now my dog is dead and i am grieving and alone; escaped DV situation 11/15
please help a queer disabled woman of color writer and survivor who is homeless and trying to stay alive
please help a queer disabled woman of color writer and survivor who is homeless and trying to stay alive
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a grieving body and nervous system require quiet, rest, stability.
i need help to gather myself.
this is me asking for mutual aid.
i am alone in an unfamiliar US state, no family, winter holidays, and Esmé was my only family.
some of us are alone in the world.
v SNDesiree
c $SNDesiree
GFM below
i need help to gather myself.
this is me asking for mutual aid.
i am alone in an unfamiliar US state, no family, winter holidays, and Esmé was my only family.
some of us are alone in the world.
v SNDesiree
c $SNDesiree
GFM below
i’m scared. the grief is strong now. my ESA dog heart is dead.
outside it’s currently 0 degrees Fahrenheit, with high of 22. i will die on the street.
please.
V SNDesiree
C $SNDesiree
GFM gofund.me/91c077d3b
outside it’s currently 0 degrees Fahrenheit, with high of 22. i will die on the street.
please.
V SNDesiree
C $SNDesiree
GFM gofund.me/91c077d3b
December 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
a grieving body and nervous system require quiet, rest, stability.
i need help to gather myself.
this is me asking for mutual aid.
i am alone in an unfamiliar US state, no family, winter holidays, and Esmé was my only family.
some of us are alone in the world.
v SNDesiree
c $SNDesiree
GFM below
i need help to gather myself.
this is me asking for mutual aid.
i am alone in an unfamiliar US state, no family, winter holidays, and Esmé was my only family.
some of us are alone in the world.
v SNDesiree
c $SNDesiree
GFM below
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may all beings be protected and safe
December 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
may all beings be protected and safe
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white discomfort lies at the heart of so much interpersonal and structural violence
November 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
white discomfort lies at the heart of so much interpersonal and structural violence
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“Pervasive social problems are not solved by individual self improvement. … I really do tire of prescriptive attitudes, with folks acting like self improvement and therapy are cure alls to massive structural and communal problems.”
—Kelly Hayes
—Kelly Hayes
August 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
“Pervasive social problems are not solved by individual self improvement. … I really do tire of prescriptive attitudes, with folks acting like self improvement and therapy are cure alls to massive structural and communal problems.”
—Kelly Hayes
—Kelly Hayes
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the terror of living in my car from 2020-2021 never leaves the body. i am experiencing the dual terror of present and past, because i can never guarantee its not-futurity even if i survive being unsheltered homeless at month’s end.
the body and its brilliance and the abject terror
the body and its brilliance and the abject terror
August 22, 2025 at 7:55 AM
the terror of living in my car from 2020-2021 never leaves the body. i am experiencing the dual terror of present and past, because i can never guarantee its not-futurity even if i survive being unsheltered homeless at month’s end.
the body and its brilliance and the abject terror
the body and its brilliance and the abject terror
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health is relational
December 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
health is relational
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Homelessness is a fundamental violation of the social contract. It is a policy failure, NOT a personal individual failure.
They’re coming for the most vulnerable. If you punch down, ask yourself why. & then consider that integrity, kindness, & interconnectedness are the true immutable life values.
They’re coming for the most vulnerable. If you punch down, ask yourself why. & then consider that integrity, kindness, & interconnectedness are the true immutable life values.
This is all lies, and I don’t know what else I can add: Human beings are being dehumanized as “disorder” to be managed, punished, or disappeared.
Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and
www.whitehouse.gov
July 25, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Homelessness is a fundamental violation of the social contract. It is a policy failure, NOT a personal individual failure.
They’re coming for the most vulnerable. If you punch down, ask yourself why. & then consider that integrity, kindness, & interconnectedness are the true immutable life values.
They’re coming for the most vulnerable. If you punch down, ask yourself why. & then consider that integrity, kindness, & interconnectedness are the true immutable life values.
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In 2021 I experienced a horrific anti-Asian assault where I was attacked, punched, dragged into the street, bloodied while carrying both ESA dogs to protect their paws from broken glass. My car was stolen, totaled same day.
In 2025, I experienced more yt supremacist violence. It never ends.
In 2025, I experienced more yt supremacist violence. It never ends.
Please help me in the aftermath of horrific DV and the shame, embarrassment, violence, and death that it caused. They escalated up until the very morning I left.
Today I name names
Today I name names
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
In 2021 I experienced a horrific anti-Asian assault where I was attacked, punched, dragged into the street, bloodied while carrying both ESA dogs to protect their paws from broken glass. My car was stolen, totaled same day.
In 2025, I experienced more yt supremacist violence. It never ends.
In 2025, I experienced more yt supremacist violence. It never ends.
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may all beings be protected and safe.
may you be protected and safe.
may you be protected and safe.
July 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
may all beings be protected and safe.
may you be protected and safe.
may you be protected and safe.
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marauding fascists
i am afraid of living in a car
i am alone
it feels bleak
i miss my ESA dog companion
i am afraid of living in a car
i am alone
it feels bleak
i miss my ESA dog companion
December 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
marauding fascists
i am afraid of living in a car
i am alone
it feels bleak
i miss my ESA dog companion
i am afraid of living in a car
i am alone
it feels bleak
i miss my ESA dog companion
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life and death are sacred. so often, nonhuman animals can be a bridge to safety and love for humans harmed by their own. sometimes, nonhuman animals are the only safe way back to love and connection for humans.
(13 September 2023)
(13 September 2023)
December 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
life and death are sacred. so often, nonhuman animals can be a bridge to safety and love for humans harmed by their own. sometimes, nonhuman animals are the only safe way back to love and connection for humans.
(13 September 2023)
(13 September 2023)
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in truth, there are as many reasons for being homeless as there are people experiencing it. it's not all mental health, substance use disorders, or whatever the flavor of the month may be.
some of us are alone in the world. some of us are survivors of violence. listen to people.
some of us are alone in the world. some of us are survivors of violence. listen to people.
July 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM
in truth, there are as many reasons for being homeless as there are people experiencing it. it's not all mental health, substance use disorders, or whatever the flavor of the month may be.
some of us are alone in the world. some of us are survivors of violence. listen to people.
some of us are alone in the world. some of us are survivors of violence. listen to people.
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to be homeless is to be a hunted animal.
A second mass shooting of a homeless encampment in Minneapolis. Five more people died. Meanwhile, congress is working on passing the ability to jail homeless people for up to 30 days or charge them $500. It bans camping on public property. abcnews.go.com/US/people-hu...
September 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
to be homeless is to be a hunted animal.
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I have felt like vomiting every day for over a month, lost so much weight trapped in the yt racist, physical violence of Karen Traite & Joe Levy, whose initial offer to stay I declined.
But their abuse violence shame is not mine to hold.
Esmé, I am sorry I couldn’t get you out of there sooner.
But their abuse violence shame is not mine to hold.
Esmé, I am sorry I couldn’t get you out of there sooner.
December 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I have felt like vomiting every day for over a month, lost so much weight trapped in the yt racist, physical violence of Karen Traite & Joe Levy, whose initial offer to stay I declined.
But their abuse violence shame is not mine to hold.
Esmé, I am sorry I couldn’t get you out of there sooner.
But their abuse violence shame is not mine to hold.
Esmé, I am sorry I couldn’t get you out of there sooner.
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“Some of you hate the poor and not the conditions that perpetuate poverty. That’s the problem”
—Dr. Allison Wiltz, 8 Dec 2025
credit: @allyfromnola.bsky.social
—Dr. Allison Wiltz, 8 Dec 2025
credit: @allyfromnola.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
“Some of you hate the poor and not the conditions that perpetuate poverty. That’s the problem”
—Dr. Allison Wiltz, 8 Dec 2025
credit: @allyfromnola.bsky.social
—Dr. Allison Wiltz, 8 Dec 2025
credit: @allyfromnola.bsky.social
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unhoused people don’t fear there is nowhere to go. they KNOW there is nowhere to go: no safe shelters, no social safety net. being poor, homeless, disabled, medically vulnerable are all increasingly becoming criminalized and structurally treated as disposable, not human, “not our problem”
Mississippi's new laws targeting homeless people include:
-House Bill 1203, which prohibits camping on public property not designated for shelter, punishable by a fine up to $50.
-House Bill 1197, requiring people who solicit donations to obtain a permit that could cost up to $25 per day.
-House Bill 1203, which prohibits camping on public property not designated for shelter, punishable by a fine up to $50.
-House Bill 1197, requiring people who solicit donations to obtain a permit that could cost up to $25 per day.
Unhoused Mississippians Fear ‘Nowhere to Go’ Under New Laws
Two state laws targeting the homeless population that went into effect July 1 are raising concerns across Mississippi.
buff.ly
August 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
unhoused people don’t fear there is nowhere to go. they KNOW there is nowhere to go: no safe shelters, no social safety net. being poor, homeless, disabled, medically vulnerable are all increasingly becoming criminalized and structurally treated as disposable, not human, “not our problem”
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moved by people who get it (rare)
“just wanting to acknowledge the grief that occurs when having to be in racist situations as part of our survival”
“just wanting to acknowledge the grief that occurs when having to be in racist situations as part of our survival”
December 6, 2025 at 3:52 AM
moved by people who get it (rare)
“just wanting to acknowledge the grief that occurs when having to be in racist situations as part of our survival”
“just wanting to acknowledge the grief that occurs when having to be in racist situations as part of our survival”
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These people terrorized my medically fragile, grade 4 heart murmur heart disease suffering ESA dog and I for the majority of our short and initially rejected offer to stay with them. We had no car, trapped there from 9/28-11/15 when we finally raised enough for rental car to flee.
December 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
These people terrorized my medically fragile, grade 4 heart murmur heart disease suffering ESA dog and I for the majority of our short and initially rejected offer to stay with them. We had no car, trapped there from 9/28-11/15 when we finally raised enough for rental car to flee.
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I wrote of Joe Levy on 11/09/25:
“Sometimes his eyes linger over your body or over your chest when you are seated at the kitchen table with your knees tucked up against your abdomen.”
Joe talked Karen & dad into letting me stay by saying I’d do home care for old dad. Not disclosed to me. Horrific
“Sometimes his eyes linger over your body or over your chest when you are seated at the kitchen table with your knees tucked up against your abdomen.”
Joe talked Karen & dad into letting me stay by saying I’d do home care for old dad. Not disclosed to me. Horrific
December 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I wrote of Joe Levy on 11/09/25:
“Sometimes his eyes linger over your body or over your chest when you are seated at the kitchen table with your knees tucked up against your abdomen.”
Joe talked Karen & dad into letting me stay by saying I’d do home care for old dad. Not disclosed to me. Horrific
“Sometimes his eyes linger over your body or over your chest when you are seated at the kitchen table with your knees tucked up against your abdomen.”
Joe talked Karen & dad into letting me stay by saying I’d do home care for old dad. Not disclosed to me. Horrific
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grief + asthma, a love story
December 7, 2025 at 12:40 AM
grief + asthma, a love story