Peter's Top Surgery Fund

Hi, my name is Peter and I'm starting to take my first action towards getting top surgery! Emotionally and physically, this is going to be a huge step towards being able to live comfortably in my own skin.

I've been publicly out with friends for well over a decade now, and out at work since I started getting jobs, but only within the last year I've sought medical assistance with my transition, and am taking testosterone. Recieving private hormone replacement therapy is a privilege I never thought I would ever have, and it's all thanks to the wonderful friends and others that supported me on gofundme that helped me fund my first few appointments, those who held my hand through the paperwork and my appointments, and my incredibly patient friends who have been with me every step of the way. Being officially diagnosed with gender dysphoria and having doctors finally recognise who I am was a colossal weight off my shoulders.

In the UK, trans rights, especially in a medical sense, are under attack. There is no way to guarantee I will recieve an NHS diagnosis, or NHS prescribed testosterone, or NHS funded top surgery, within a decade. I cannot wait that long to be able to live my life fully.

I'm starting up this gofundme to fund my top surgery. There is a surgery in Glasgow I have had a consultation with, they have a large team of reconstructive surgeons, and the staff I have been in contact with are absolutely lovely. I would be getting a bilateral masectomy, which is an almost complete removal of breast tissue and extra skin, reconstructed into a 'male' chest. Compared to possibly waiting over a decade, this could change my life within months.

There is no way to describe the emotional turmoil of having my body not align with who I am, always feeling out of place, avoiding looking in the mirror, being embarrassed to wear certain clothes. Every single day I live hyper aware of the fact my body isnt how it should be, constant back pain from binding my chest and hunching over to disguise myself, struggling to breathe with bruised ribs, and strangers and customers looking me up and down and not looking me in the eye. I've made peace with my body because I have no other choice but to deal with it but after dealing with this for so long I cannot keep telling myself that I can handle it. I dont want this surgery because i 'hate myself' i need this surgery to be myself. I cant hate myself for something that i dont consider a part of what makes me Me.

I'm not forcing anyone to donate and I don't like asking for money, but this will change my life and any shares would be helpful. 100% of this will go towards surgery/recovery costs/doctors appointments.

So much love,

- Peter ❤️