Top Surgery Fund
My name is Tate, I’m a 24 year old trans guy, and I am trying to raise money towards getting top surgery.
If you have anyone in your life who’s trans, I’m sure you’re aware of the lengthy waiting lists (and that’s putting it lightly). It took almost a year and a half to get a first appointment, and it’s almost a year since then and I have no idea when my next one will be.
I’ve had to go private to start hormones, or I still wouldn’t be any closer to being on them. That’s coming out of my own pocket, and the appointments/consultations weren’t cheap.
I work a full time job on minimum wage, but due to issues with rent and having to pay for my mother (she can’t work due to poor health), as well as myself, I simply don’t have the money to put aside AND still have enough to pay for necessities.
This is the last thing I wanted to do, but unfortunately I’ve run out of options. Since being on testosterone, my body/voice has changed quite a bit, and so the dysphoria I feel now towards my chest is SO MUCH worse than it used to be.
Binding daily, for 12+ hours a day, is causing even more problems for my physical health, not to mention the way it’s affecting my mental health too.
Long story short, I need to find a way to raise/save the money to get this surgery because I can’t live like this; it’s not living.
This impacts my life every single day, and it’s so exhausting.
Any donation would be greatly appreciated, and would mean more than I could ever express. And, if you can’t donate, even just sharing this would be awesome, thank you.