Tag: LGBTQcommunity

Gifting to Trans Youth in Need

Posted on by Living Room Realty

Howdy y’all! Please consider donating or gifting to trans youth this holiday season through Transanta! Transanta is a community organization who delivers gifts to trans youth both safely and anonymously. Queer & trans people have been at the center of hate in more ways than one — whether that be direct tragic attacks or anti-trans legislation being proposed across the country. It isn’t difficult to see or understand how this negatively impacts our community deeply, especially BIPOC trans youth. While there is a plethora of work to do and many conversations to have; focusing on giving to trans youth is more important than ever. If you have the means to donate, please do and help bring some joy to trans youth. Being queer and trans is beautiful; let’s do our best to support trans youth and that notion. Happy holidays to you and yours! Wishing you all warmth and safety.

You can donate on the Transanta website or if you’re looking to gift directly, check out the wishlists on their Instagram.

Safe Space to Call Home

Posted on by Living Room Realty

When Jason first met Lucas and Jamie, he knew they were special. When it came time for them to put in an offer on their new home, they were cool and collected and acted quickly before the competition peeked its head around the corner.

Our feeling about Jamie and Lucas was solidified as we read a letter they wrote to the sellers during the negotiations to make the process seem more “human” as they termed it.  We have never read a letter to the seller that was quite like this one.

Jamie & Lucas both are deep believers in community and are those who actively make an intention to stand up for the disenfranchised.  In their letter, they introduced themselves to the sellers to make the transaction more human and dove into their vision for the home and how it was intended to be a safe haven for those in need. They wanted to create a safe space for people of color, the LGBTQ community, asylum seekers, grassroots organizers wanting to host meetings, and anyone who needed affordable housing that felt like they were getting priced out of living in our great city of Portland.

They wanted a home for a cause greater than themselves and that’s exactly what happened. Through the ups and downs of the transaction, Lucas and Jamie stood firm and ended up the champions with keys in hand at closing.

We are so excited about the change you both are going to make in our beautiful city Lucas and Jamie, and how your new home is going to have that special sparkle which we hope will ignite a flame in us all to be the change we want to see in the world.

Cheers to you both Jamie & Lucas!