Whitney's Top Surgery

I'm Whitney, a 24 year old trans-masculine individual that is in dire need of some gender affirmation surgery. What’s crazy is that I had no idea this was something I wanted until the end of 2019. I decided I wanted top surgery before I fully came to terms with what my gender is (or isn’t). When I was a kid I knew I was not a girl but I didn’t think I had any other choice than to play along. I convinced myself that one day I would wake up as a boy. That one day I would wake up in my “real” body. It took me 24 years to finally bring about that transformation. My top surgery date is the day after my birthday, September 29th. The day after I turn 25 I will finally wake up in a body that reflects my true identity: A strong black boi from Los Angeles. I’ve been out as queer since I was 19, but I had a harder time accepting the fact that I was not cis-gendered. I was raised as a black woman and I added queer on top of that. I couldn’t come to terms with the fact that I am not a 3rd tier minority...I am a 4th tier. Accepting otherness can be a lifelong process, so I am thankful that I have accepted my identity while I am still on my mother's health insurance! I am starting this campaign now because I wont be on her health insurance much longer. It would be much harder if I waited until after I was off my moms insurance. I work entry level jobs in Los Angeles, trying to pay my absurd rent costs on top of that. Even with insurance, scraping together this kind of money is hard! Luckily, my insurance will cover most of the costs associated with surgery. However, I still have a handful of costs to cover on my own before insurance pays for anything. With $5,000 dollars I would be able to cover my deductible, post-op medicine, and recovery costs associated with not working (see graph in updates). I will be having surgery in San Francisco with Dr. Scott Mosser, one of the most respected names in gender-affirming care. This surgery is going to completely change my entire life and make me into the confident adult i've always dreamed of being! IG: @apoc_whit