Arlo's Top Surgery
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Hello! Friends, allies and fellow queer folk... I'm Arlo (he/they) your local trans-masc babe desperate to get a weight off his chest - literally. In a few months, I’m undergoing a life-changing surgery enabling me to live authentically. I’m sharing this page in the hopes of gathering support from friends and kind-hearted individuals who can support me in a couple of ways.
After years of battling with gender dysphoria, I am taking the final brave steps so that my body can finally match who I am. Fundraising will go directly towards my top surgery. This will alleviate the discomfort, emotional distress, and dysphoria I experience daily. It’ll give me the freedom to complete activities many take for granted. That might sound strange to some of you. Let me explain… The thing I’m most looking forward to is swimming. It’s something I’m unable to do right now, but something I deeply love. It helps me with my disability and mental health. But between gendered changing rooms and crippling dysphoria, it’s impossible. I cannot wait for the day I can swim without anxiety. I cannot wait for the days when I can get up in the morning and not feel distressed about what I will wear. The days where I can breathe easily and eliminate the painful experience of binding. Above all, the days that top surgery will empower me to embrace my true self and live a happier, more fulfilled life.
By investing in my journey, you will help overcome the financial pressure and barriers to medical transition. Any amount, no matter what will make a meaningful impact on my journey. Every penny brings me closer to my goal, and your contribution will be massively appreciated. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your generosity, understanding, and belief in a world where everyone can truly be themselves.
How can you help?
- Donate: Please only consider donating if you are in the financial position to do so. Any amount, no matter how small, will make a meaningful impact on my journey. Every little helps (pardon the Tesco pun). But every penny literally will bring me closer to my goal, and your contribution will be deeply appreciated. For more context, The NHS waiting list is 4 years, 8 months long just for an appointment. Then there are waiting times for them and surgeries. I cannot wait 1,700 painful more days after waiting 2 decades. The cost of going privately for my surgery is just over £9,000. In addition to top surgery, I've already spent £3,000 on my medical transition to start testosterone, which has and continues to progress my medical transition and massively improve my gender dysphoria.
- Share: Share the link with allies you know, on social media, and with friends/family. Your support in amplifying this will help me reach a wider audience and increase the chances of reaching my fundraising target.
- Raise Awareness: Take advantage of the spirit of Pride season to promote inclusivity, acceptance, and the importance of supporting trans people in their journeys. Use your voice. At a time when trans people are being targeted, attacked, used as a media moment and are having their human rights debated. Ask yourself which side of history you want to be on.
- Encouragement: Kind words of encouragement and moral support go a long way. Leave messages of support for me, or other trans humans you know!
- Local Londoners: If you live locally and can support my recovery in practical ways, e.g. making food, please drop me a line!
Organisateur
Arlo Hilton
Organisateur
England