<div><strong>My name is Angel Maxine, Ghana's first openly transgender musician. I use my platform to advocate for trans inclusion and LGBTQI+ visibility in Ghana and across Africa. I’m raising money for a hip replacement so I can continue my music and activism without pain and immobility.</strong>
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<div>Unfortunately, healthcare in Ghana is not free and I do not earn any money from my music or activism. I am unemployed because no one in Ghana will hire a trans woman; I used to work as a chef.
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<div>I'm only 37 but have been using a walking stick for the last two months. I'm already in lots of pain, but until I can receive surgery, my condition is expected to get worse.
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<div>Last year, I made another GoFundMe and, over the last twelve months, have been blessed by people from all over the world. However, this money was donated so that I could continue making music and doing activism, as well as pay for my basic cost of living and move my mum to a safer place to live. I have managed to do these things and, as such, have temporarily ceased donations to it. This new GoFundMe is specifically for my hip replacement surgery, which I don't have money left to cover.
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<div><strong>Thank you for all your support and love. </strong>Anything you are able to give - no matter how small - will be greatly appreciated. Please share if you can!
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<div>All my love,
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<div>Angel Maxine xx
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<div><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/04/world/africa/ghana-transgender-musician-angel-maxine.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Here</a> is a recent article about my life and work in the New York Times.
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<div><a href="https://youtu.be/GCxfGiGdbFI" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Here</a> you can watch me talk with VICE News about Ghana’s proposed anti-LGBTQ+ bill.
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<div><a href="https://youtu.be/IJOnOfUakcA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Here</a> you can watch the music video of my debut single ‘Wo Fie’, featuring Sister Deborah and Wanlov The Kubolor.
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<div><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-africa-61986959" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Here</a> you can watch me talk with the BBC about being LGBT+ in Africa.
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<div>The estimated cost of surgery used to be just over £9000 GBP because I was planning to get the surgery done in Ghana. However, due to the anti-LGBT+ bill, I’m now going to have the surgery in Germany, which we think will cost nearer £15000. Here is a breakdown of our previous estimations:
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<div>Here are recent medical letters:
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<div><strong>Below you will find more details about the hip replacement surgery I need. </strong>
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<div>I have been dealing with progressively worsening hip pain in my left pelvic region. The pain started acutely a few months ago, which I used to manage with painkillers. Over the weeks, I built resistance to the painkillers, which resulted in a decline in my mobility. Due to the pain I experience when putting any pressure on my left leg, I’m now using a walking stick. Despite being in severe pain while living in Ghana, where my very existence as a trans woman is threatened, I still give back through facilitating training workshops for the LGBTQ+ community and engaging in my activism and music.
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<div>In September 2022, I travelled to Johannesburg, South Africa for a Trans Capacity Building Conference. While attending the conference, the pain became unbearable, so I was rushed to the Milpark Hospital in Parktown, where the doctor requested an emergency X-ray from the Radiologist. I was referred to Rosebank Hospital, where the MRI scan was done, and was diagnosed with Osteonecrosis (Avascular Necrosis).
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<div>I was only in South Africa for ten days, so I returned to Ghana with a referral letter for further testing. I have since received two second-opinions from specialists in Ghana. They both agree that the only way forward is to perform a total hip-replacement surgery. I need this surgery in order to walk without pain and a limp, which will hugely improve my quality of life and enable me to continue my work as a musician and activist.
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