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Help Danny Pay for Top Surgery

I've edited this to reflect his current situation.

This is my 18 year old son Danny. I'm incredibly proud of him! He is brave and honest and intelligent and he is already making the world a better place. He started college in August and he is working to become a teacher. 

Danny has been out as a young trans man for the past four years. It has been a rough road at times, but he is confident in who he is and where he wants to go in life. 

He has taken a lot of time to consider the pros and cons of top surgery and has taken on the responsibility of consulting with surgeons himself. He has done his research (and I have followed up on it) and he has been in contact with a surgeon who has a lot of experience with the procedure. 

But it costs money and the insurance won't pay. The procedure will cost at least $6750. The surgeon is 5 hours away and Danny would need to stay in that town for 9-10 days while he heals so that he can check in with the surgeon. We are anticipating travel expenses as well. 

We are in a bit of a hurry now. A bill was filed in Arkansas last year that would have prohibited the change of gender marker on a person's birth certificate, regardless of whehter or not they have had gender affirmation surgeries. Current state law requires surgery to change that marker, but this law would have made it impossible. Fortunately, the bill was not passed, but it was tabled. We are worried that certain members of the Arkansas legislature, emboldened by the current administration's rhetoric, will carry on with the same agenda. 


We are so appreciative of any help we can get. Unfortunately, gender affirmation surgeries are not viewed as necessary by many insurance companies. But we know this surgery would give Danny opportunities he has not had up to this point, such as exercising without constriction and improved mental wellness. He will also be more likely to be able to get his documentation in order and progress into adulthood with dignity.


Thank you! 

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  • Britt Horn
    • $10 
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  • Our Family
    • $1,350 (Offline)
    • 6 yrs
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Courtney B
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Fayetteville, AR

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