My name is Buffy Sierra this fundraiser is meant to support my recovery from multiple gender-affirming procedures that will require time off work and resources for rest and healing.

I am an artist, writer, and musician who curates, produces, and performs live works of art across contexts from museums and theaters to bars and clubs. I am a part-time staff member at several arts non-profits and a gig worker in various fields.

Until recently I had not given myself permission to dream about what I want for my medical transition. But after a long administrative battle I finally got access to comprehensive health care and it changed everything. Now I feel a sense of freedom when I think about the future, and I would be honored to receive my community's help to follow through on my pursuit of bodily autonomy.

I am currently between several gender affirming treatments and procedures. Alongside my regular hair removal and behavioral health treatments, the next procedure I will pursue is breast augmentation.

I will need support to offset the costs of treatments, bills, and living, including rent, bills, and supplies like groceries and medications. I will take time off work at different points and will need to replace income from the high volume of gigs and projects lost over the course of treatment and recovery.

My ultimate hope is to build a structure of rest and serenity for myself and my loved ones amidst and against a world that wants so many of us gone. Your support, through donation, sharing, and supporting this campaign is invaluable to improving the quality of my life.

If you support my fundraiser please also ask me about my sisters' fundraisers. Right now many of us are making plans to fulfill our needs, partially because our hands are forced by the atmosphere of panic surrounded and directed toward our communities. We are strengthening ourselves by pursuing our dreams. Help us live lives full of the vibrant love and delicious ease trans people deserve.

If you would like to support my recovery with more physical or coordinated support like driving, groceries, meals, company, logistics, and more please reach out to me directly. I will be coordinating more care in the months to come.