Help Ellie Prepare for Gender Affirming Surgery

Hello friends, family, and kind supporters. My name is Ellie, and I’m a transgender woman currently living in Arkansas. I’m reaching out to my community to help cover the pre-surgery expenses required to make one of the most essential goals in my life a reality: gender reassignment surgery through vaginoplasty.

Accomplishing this goal is deeply important to me. This surgery will be life-changing, providing deep relief from daily dysphoria and bringing me closer to living fully and authentically as myself.

Why I Need Your Support

In Arkansas, insurance rarely covers critical gender-affirming healthcare, forcing transgender individuals like myself to pay out of pocket for our essential medical needs. Your support is crucial to help me cover pre-surgery expenses which include preparatory medical steps, none of which are covered with insurance.

The surgery itself will be covered by insurance after my upcoming move to Minnesota, a "trans sanctuary" state that offers legal protections not available in Arkansas. My partner and I will move in July 2025, after I complete graduate school, for both our safety and to gain access to healthcare. The move itself, unfortunately, adds an additional financial challenge on top of my surgery-related expenses.

What Your Contribution Will Support

The funds I’m raising are specifically for pre-surgery expenses I must complete to qualify for the surgery, but are not covered by insurance. Reaching my funding goal will allow me complete these steps and secure a surgery date with my doctor. Your contributions will go directly toward:

Total Goal: $3723

Every donation, no matter the size, brings me one step closer to completing my transition without having to choose between funding my surgery and securing my safety. This is more than surgery—it’s an essential step toward living freely as myself in a place where I can feel safe and supported, reducing my dysphoria, improving my mental health, and fully becoming who I am meant to be.

Thank you for reading my story and considering supporting me. This journey has been long, and asking for help is not easy, but your kindness means the world. If you can’t contribute financially, sharing this fundraiser helps expand my reach and brings me closer to my goal. Every donation, share, or kind word truly makes a difference.

With love and gratitude,

Ellie S.