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Hello everyone, I'm Jetta Mae, a 44 year old trans woman planning to do a sex reassignment surgery and I need your help.
Who I Am/My Life Story:
I was born Travis Davis in Washington State and spend my childhood throughout the state. One of my earliest memories was looking at my male body and feeling out of place and uncomfortable in it. I was constantly on the move and hardly spent more than a year in any one place, even more so after my parents divorced. I was always the new kid in class, always the odd kid out and I had little to no friends. I spent my childhood being shuffled from my mothers, fathers, and grandmothers home. I never felt like I fit in and this was only made worse when I suffered molestation from one of my babysitters. I was ridiculed, abused, tortured in and out of school. I was mocked and chased home and beaten. I had teachers verbally abused me and even when I tried to fit in and join Boy Scouts I was ridiculed there.
All my life I played dress up in feminine clothes and in make up. At the age of 17 , I came out to a close friend and started to do drag. I finally found a place I felt comfortable in. There was no other place I actually felt comfortable in my skin. Under the stage lights, wearing beautiful make up and amazing outfits, I finally felt some type of acceptance. I made amazing friends who I still am blessed enough to be in contact with today. But I was also homeless, depressed and not making smart decisions. I developed a serious drug problem that destroyed my life for nearly 13 years. My meth problem stopped me from doing anything and I completly lost my way for a long time. During this time I also was diagonsed with HIV (at the age of 24) so on top of my addiction I was taking HIV meds, but I did not take it seriously in my drug induced state. I was a drug addict up until I turned 30. I woke up one morning and realized that I simply could not do this life anymore. I started to go to meetings, I went completly cold turkey and started to take my HIV treatment more seriously. Between the ages of 17-30 I had lived as a woman but after my drug addiction I was so messed up and so low that I stopped all my attempts at transition. It was a rough time having those around me say I was "more fun" as a drugged up drag queen instead of a clean man struggling with his gender identity and addiction. I was finally able to get past my addiction and have 14 years clean under my belt. Once I was in a better place I was finally able to truly realize my dream and truly do my transition. I finally am in a safe place where I can achieve my dream. I am so excited and happy to be able to share this time with all you wonderful people. I've managed to make this happen through the wonderful help of my friends and those dear to me. I am in a healthier, happier place than I have been all my life. I have finally found who I am. I am a woman, I may not have been born that way but that is who I am. I enjoy laughing with friends, trying new food, dressing up and going out. I will watch the same movie in theaters multiple times just because I love that movie so much and I can't wait for it to come out on DVD. I am the type of woman who will give you the biggest hug at the first sign of the smallest frown. I have a sweet little old dog who I love dearly. I consider myself a good friend and a good person. I'm trying very very hard to do this surgery and all it's costs on my own but the costs are adding up and it's causing a lot of stress physically and emotionally. I am taking care of everything the best I can but the cost of living in San Francisco is extremely High and it's hard for a hard working person to make it on their own let alone go through major surgery. I am very blessed to have great people in my life and I'm not looking for a handout just a hand.
The Reason:
I will be having SRS sexual reassignment surgery hopefully this fall in Arizona. Luckily, I will be able to have the surgery covered by my insurance and also have a friend to travel with me. But there are multiple hidden fees I have to pay out of pocket. I have to pay for all my doctor visit co-pays, my Electrolysis (a treatment to permanently remove body hair with electricity), and the multiple medications that I have to take on a daily basis. I will travel to Arizona this July for a consultation and then again later this year to have my surgery. After my surgery I will need to spend 6-10 days in the hospital, which my insurance will not fully cover and will cost me around $230/night. After that time in the hospital I will not be able to work for about 6-8 weeks with little medical leave pay. On top of all these costs, I am living in San Francisco, one of the most expensive cities to live in. I haven't been able to afford the rent of any place here and am currently crashing on my friends couch for the summer. These funds will also help me afford a place after I will not be able to work for nearly 2 months.
How You Can Help:
I am not just asking for funds here because I know not everyone can give them. If you can't give I ask that you share this with your friends and family. Honestly anything you can give or do is more than enough. I am eternally grateful to each and everyone of you. Just the fact that you have taken time out of your day to read all of this means volumes to me. My surgery isn't only going to be for me.I am a strong believer in paying it forward and I plan to work extremely hard to help Trans youth with their transitioning in anyway I can. I have always been very open about this whole process and I hope to be an inspiration to all those young people out there who don't have anyone. Suicide and Murder rates of young trans people are so high that the average lifespan for a person is 32 years old. I want to help change that. You can email me to ask me question about my transition and the cost or whatever you want.
I'm not sure if this is going to work but my friend suggested I give it a try. I have faith in the internet and all the good people in the world.
Bless
Jetta
Who I Am/My Life Story:
I was born Travis Davis in Washington State and spend my childhood throughout the state. One of my earliest memories was looking at my male body and feeling out of place and uncomfortable in it. I was constantly on the move and hardly spent more than a year in any one place, even more so after my parents divorced. I was always the new kid in class, always the odd kid out and I had little to no friends. I spent my childhood being shuffled from my mothers, fathers, and grandmothers home. I never felt like I fit in and this was only made worse when I suffered molestation from one of my babysitters. I was ridiculed, abused, tortured in and out of school. I was mocked and chased home and beaten. I had teachers verbally abused me and even when I tried to fit in and join Boy Scouts I was ridiculed there.
All my life I played dress up in feminine clothes and in make up. At the age of 17 , I came out to a close friend and started to do drag. I finally found a place I felt comfortable in. There was no other place I actually felt comfortable in my skin. Under the stage lights, wearing beautiful make up and amazing outfits, I finally felt some type of acceptance. I made amazing friends who I still am blessed enough to be in contact with today. But I was also homeless, depressed and not making smart decisions. I developed a serious drug problem that destroyed my life for nearly 13 years. My meth problem stopped me from doing anything and I completly lost my way for a long time. During this time I also was diagonsed with HIV (at the age of 24) so on top of my addiction I was taking HIV meds, but I did not take it seriously in my drug induced state. I was a drug addict up until I turned 30. I woke up one morning and realized that I simply could not do this life anymore. I started to go to meetings, I went completly cold turkey and started to take my HIV treatment more seriously. Between the ages of 17-30 I had lived as a woman but after my drug addiction I was so messed up and so low that I stopped all my attempts at transition. It was a rough time having those around me say I was "more fun" as a drugged up drag queen instead of a clean man struggling with his gender identity and addiction. I was finally able to get past my addiction and have 14 years clean under my belt. Once I was in a better place I was finally able to truly realize my dream and truly do my transition. I finally am in a safe place where I can achieve my dream. I am so excited and happy to be able to share this time with all you wonderful people. I've managed to make this happen through the wonderful help of my friends and those dear to me. I am in a healthier, happier place than I have been all my life. I have finally found who I am. I am a woman, I may not have been born that way but that is who I am. I enjoy laughing with friends, trying new food, dressing up and going out. I will watch the same movie in theaters multiple times just because I love that movie so much and I can't wait for it to come out on DVD. I am the type of woman who will give you the biggest hug at the first sign of the smallest frown. I have a sweet little old dog who I love dearly. I consider myself a good friend and a good person. I'm trying very very hard to do this surgery and all it's costs on my own but the costs are adding up and it's causing a lot of stress physically and emotionally. I am taking care of everything the best I can but the cost of living in San Francisco is extremely High and it's hard for a hard working person to make it on their own let alone go through major surgery. I am very blessed to have great people in my life and I'm not looking for a handout just a hand.
The Reason:
I will be having SRS sexual reassignment surgery hopefully this fall in Arizona. Luckily, I will be able to have the surgery covered by my insurance and also have a friend to travel with me. But there are multiple hidden fees I have to pay out of pocket. I have to pay for all my doctor visit co-pays, my Electrolysis (a treatment to permanently remove body hair with electricity), and the multiple medications that I have to take on a daily basis. I will travel to Arizona this July for a consultation and then again later this year to have my surgery. After my surgery I will need to spend 6-10 days in the hospital, which my insurance will not fully cover and will cost me around $230/night. After that time in the hospital I will not be able to work for about 6-8 weeks with little medical leave pay. On top of all these costs, I am living in San Francisco, one of the most expensive cities to live in. I haven't been able to afford the rent of any place here and am currently crashing on my friends couch for the summer. These funds will also help me afford a place after I will not be able to work for nearly 2 months.
How You Can Help:
I am not just asking for funds here because I know not everyone can give them. If you can't give I ask that you share this with your friends and family. Honestly anything you can give or do is more than enough. I am eternally grateful to each and everyone of you. Just the fact that you have taken time out of your day to read all of this means volumes to me. My surgery isn't only going to be for me.I am a strong believer in paying it forward and I plan to work extremely hard to help Trans youth with their transitioning in anyway I can. I have always been very open about this whole process and I hope to be an inspiration to all those young people out there who don't have anyone. Suicide and Murder rates of young trans people are so high that the average lifespan for a person is 32 years old. I want to help change that. You can email me to ask me question about my transition and the cost or whatever you want.
I'm not sure if this is going to work but my friend suggested I give it a try. I have faith in the internet and all the good people in the world.
Bless
Jetta
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Jetta Mae
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