Parents refuse to help with college

Whattoheck
Sat, 23 May 2015 00:36:51 +0000

Hi,
I’m a transgender student and my parents do not approve of my transition at all. They have said on no unclear terms that they will not pay for my college unless I remain the gender I was assigned at birth. Doing so would kill me, I’m already suffering enough as it is, I can’t imagine continuing for several years. My main problem is that they make about 120,000 per year, so I don’t qualify for financial aid, and the website said that it is given out based on need from parental income. Because I live in California and everyone out here is insane, I have not been able to find a job because even clothing stores sell alcohol and I am under 18, so I will be hard pressed to pay for college. Is there any way I could get some form of aid outside of scholarships? I don’t want to take a year off because I won’t be able to live with my parents anyway, they want me out ASAP.