mahdeeha's medical transition fund

Hiya, my name is Mahdeeha I go by they/them pronouns and identify as a queer nonbinary person of colour I really want to say thank you for just clicking on the link and giving me the time. I wouldn’t be resorting to a go fund me page if I had any sort of other option, so thank you for hearing me out.

I have made the decision that I want to medically transition, this has been a passing thought that I have had for years on end but chose to ignore it because I was terrified of my family and wasn’t safe. I have been out as non-binary for just over a year and a half now and recently I was able to afford a binder and the gender euphoria I feel with it on is just one step closer for me to feel at home in my body, testosterone will definitely help that for me and make feel comfortable in my skin.

I come from a very religious Muslim household and don’t have the best relationship with both my parents. I was kicked out of my childhood home right when lockdown was announced back in March 2020. Since then, I have been couch surfing trying to find a place to stay. I'm living with my girlfriend and their family at the moment -the one on the left in the photo- she is my biggest supporter and has helped me an incredible amount with my journey and gender identity. My partner's family has also been a big help by letting me stay with them until my partner and I can get a flat together, I’m studying at city of Glasgow college and have a job. Due to the nature of my job, it's heavily impacted by covid and my income isn’t always consistent and guaranteed, I've managed to save quite a bit of money towards a flat over the past two years so I’m able to have permanent housing and support myself further.

My gender identity has been a very difficult journey for me, unlike my sexuality where I came to terms with it at a young age (6/7) and suppressed it until I mentally couldn’t anymore (14/15) I still had to hide my identity and relationships due to my parents especially my dad being incredibly homophobic and transphobic. I came out to my parents a year and a few months into couch surfing realising that I couldn’t go back and it’s what I had to do to grow and be happier. I have always struggled with my mental health from an extremely early age but due to the nature of my household and culture, I wasn’t able to receive any sort of help for my mental health issues while I was living under my parents’ roof. In September 2021 I was in a bad skating accident that had a horrific impact on my physical health and mental health, after receiving surgery to fix my shoulder I became even more depressed and I reached out for help and after months of getting denied from the mental health services and the wrong pills and dosages, I was finally able to start functioning again.

Now that I’m in a safe environment where I'm able to finally express myself however I want, medically transitioning and testosterone are a necessity as I experience a great deal of gender dysphoria every day. With all the funds raised here, I intend to start testosterone privately due to the ridiculous waiting times for the gender clinic. Mentally I cannot handle waiting another 5+ years to start testosterone. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this, there is no word for how much I appreciate any donations and shares. Thank you so so so so so so much<3