Male to Female Medical Transition

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HI MY NAME IS IMANIÉ. I AM 41 YEARS OF AGE BEAUTIFUL BLACK TRANSWOMAN WHO IS JAMAICAN BY BIRTH. I WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE A CAREER AS A PSW/REGISTERED NURSE. THIS SURGERY WON'T ONLY HELP GET ME CLOSER TO MY GOALS, IT WILL CHANGE MY LIFE COMPLETELY. THREE YEARS INTO MY TRANSITION AND I AM FINALLY READY TO COMPLETE THE LAST STEP OF MY MEDICAL TRANSITION. I BELIEVE THE TRANS EXPERIENCE IS VERY DELICATE AND UNIQUE TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON. EVERYONE WHO FALLS UNDER THE TRANS UMBRELLA HAS A DIFFERENT WAY OF FEELING LIKE SOMETHING IS WRONG, AND YOU CAN'T PUT YOUR FINGER ON IT. THEN REALIZING THAT YOUR BODY OR YOUR APPEARANCE DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THE GENDER THAT YOU FEEL. THOSE PEOPLE ON THE OUTSIDE ACKNOWLEDGE YOU AS YOUR ASSIGNED GENDER AND NOT THE ONE YOU TRULY ARE. IT MAKES YOU FEEL UNSEEN AND NOT ACKNOWLEDGED. ALL MY LIFE I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED TO BE MORE OF A MAN, ACT LIKE A MAN, LOOK LIKE A MAN, AND BE A MAN. I STRUGGLED WITH THE TOXIC MASCULINE RULE MY ENTIRE LIFE. I WENT AS FAR AS BEING SUICIDAL AND HAVE TRIED IN THE PAST BECAUSE BEING BORN AND RAISED IN JAMAICA, MY LIFE DID NOT SEEM IMPORTANT. I AM FINALLY PUTTING A STOP TO IT, AND I AM READY TO BE IN THE SKIN I WAS MEANT TO BE IN. I AM READY TO BE AFFIRMED.

GENDER REASSIGNMENT SURGERY (GRS ) IS NOT SOMETHING ALL TRANS PEOPLE WANT OR NEED, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT I NEED BADLY.

I HAVE DEALT WITH BOTTOM DYSPHORIA SINCE I WAS A CHILD, AND NOW at 41 I AM READY TO MAKE THIS LAST THING RIGHT.

I AM ASKING FOR THE HELP OF MY COMMUNITY, FRIENDS, AND FAMILY in RAISING MONEY TO PAY FOR RENT AND OTHER EXPENSES PREPARING FOR MY SURGERY AND RECUPERATING AT HOME.

I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HELP.

ANYTHING YOU CAN DONATE HELPS AND WILL BRING ME CLOSER TO FINALLY HAVING A WHOLE, DYSPHORIA-FREE SENSE OF SELF. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. IT WILL MEAN THE WORLD TO ME.

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