Hi, my name is Lucy! I'm a 24-year-old trans woman living in DC with my partner Ambriel and our cat Rumble. We're also hoping our partner Lucien can move to Washington to live with us in the next year once we've got a place that can fit us all.

I am fundraising for a facial feminization procedure and gender confirmation surgery to help reduce my dysphoria and feel at home in the body I've grown to love. I've come so far, and my transition has brought me indescribable joy, but I still don't feel satisfied after years of hormones. I'm significantly less concerned with "passing" than I am with being able to see myself in the mirror every day without scrutinizing my features. I have more good days than bad days, but I'm tired of my moods being dependent on how the light hits my face in the morning.

On top of this, I've spent the past several years working in the service industry, and while I'd like to get out, for the time being I'm reliant on being able to present my face to the public. During my recovery, this will not be possible, and without a source of income, I'll need support to make ends meet. The past year has been especially difficult for our little family, and I figured that since today is my birthday I might as well attempt to make the next one better.

Given the financial pressures and recovery time, my plan is to get facial feminization first, and once I have been able to fully heal and prepare for a vaginoplasty, I would like to undergo that procedure as well. I try not to be impatient, and I count my blessings that I have the friends and found family that support me, but every day that passes without GCS wears on me a little more. Being able to get both of the procedures would change my entire life for the better, and I can honestly say that I have never wanted anything as much as this in my life.

I understand many are in greater need of money but getting these procedures would mean the world to me. I never allowed myself to believe it was possible, but I'll never know if I don't at least try. I encourage you to donate to other dolls' surgery and survival funds in addition to mine because we're only as strong as our other sisters. Any help you can chip in is greatly appreciated, and with any luck, I'll have a new and improved face by the time I turn 25.