Lennox's Top Surgery

Hi World! My name is Lennox (he/they), and I am writing this in hopes of crowdsourcing funds for my upcoming top surgery.

To be honest, I did not think the day would come when I would be able to have the opportunity to have this gender-affirming surgery.

I knew my gender was different from the one I was assigned at birth from pretty early on. I remember trying on “boy” clothes and feeling a sense of something I could not quite put my finger on. Much later on I would be able to describe that feeling as gender euphoria.

During my teenage years, I simultaneously became more certain of my gender identity, and more hopeless about the possibility of being able to live openly as who I was and am. As I went through puberty top surgery became a dream, but one I held only inwardly, and a very distant one at that.

Over the next 10 years, I experienced the growing pains of adolescence and early adulthood while battling active addiction. Addiction is a disease that infiltrates every part of your life. I struggled with my mental and physical health, my relationships, my stability, and my sense of self-worth.

I was able to get sober a little over a year ago, and my sobriety has brought clarity to my sense of self that I have never possessed before. I have finally recognized that I have to live for myself to show up and be in service to others.

The last year has been anything but easy, as I lost my dad about 10 months into my sobriety, the person who was most like me in this world. While he might not always have understood, I know that he would want me to express myself in the exact way that makes sense to me.

Currently, I have a steady job, a community that loves and supports me for who I am, and I can look in the mirror and honestly feel proud of where I am today. Being able to look into the mirror and tell my teenage self that top surgery isn’t a distant dream anymore is something that barely even feels real. But it is.

Every dollar I can save right now is going to this surgery, and my insurance is covering some of the cost. However, the cost still amounts to more than I can afford. If you feel compelled to share or donate it would mean the world to me. Thank you so much for your time, you are so greatly appreciated.

Much love,

Lenny

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