Direct Financial Support
This page exists because some people want to support this work in a way that is more direct and more consistent than a program or event makes possible.
That kind of support matters. Not because it is generous, but because of what it makes possible. This is patronage. Not a subscription. Not a donation. Patronage in the historical sense: financial support that creates the conditions for work that would not otherwise exist.
The PWO theory did not emerge from a productive work schedule. Neither did Life Beyond the Supremacy Myth. Both came from periods when Kim had what patronage provides: time affluence. The freedom to think without the pressure of immediate output. To relax into deep creative work and stay there long enough for something genuinely new to emerge.
That work is artistry. Not in the narrow sense the myth permits.
The myth has spent centuries dictating what counts as art. Dance, music, fashion, sculpture. Forms it can display, commodify, and control. What it has never valued, except when it could extract from it, is the intellectual and theoretical work of people it has spent equal energy trying to eliminate. That work, the kind that names how power operates and builds frameworks for dismantling it, does not fit neatly into what the myth calls art. That is not an accident. It is a design decision.
This is that kind of work. And this page exists because people who understand what that work requires have asked for a direct way to support the conditions that make it possible.
What this is not
If you have seen the advising rates at kimcrayton.com, you may be wondering why someone charging those rates needs additional financial support.
The answer is straightforward. The advising rates at kimcrayton.com reflect 30 years of expertise, the industries Kim operates in, and a quality over quantity model that limits the number of clients she can work with at any given time. That work is what pays her bills, and it cannot be scaled without compromising what makes it worth what it costs.
This community development work is a separate undertaking. Right now, approximately 80% of it is funded by the advising business. That is not sustainable and it is not the design. Community development work should be sustained by the community it serves. This page exists because that is not yet fully the case, and because the people who understand the value of this work and want it to continue have asked for a direct way to support it.
Why $100 is the floor
When this offering was first created, $100 a month was the number that reflected what was actually needed to sustain the work. That has not changed.
Lower options, like $25 or one-time contributions, were not added. Not because the gesture is not appreciated, but because someone who can only afford $25 a month may not be in a position to provide the kind of consistency and stability this support is designed to create. For those who want to support in other ways, there is an Amazon wishlist and a merch store.
Why three tiers exist
The $250 and $500 options were added because people asked for them. Some people understand the value of this work and want their contribution to reflect that without needing to negotiate it. The tiers make that possible without requiring a conversation.
Choose the amount that is honest for you. No disclosure required. The decision is yours.
Why both Stripe and PayPal are available
Stripe was added because PayPal has a documented history of closing accounts and creating barriers for trans people, including around name changes. Both platforms are offered here because access to this work should not depend on which payment processor someone can use without risk.
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