<div>My name is Jane, and I'm a trans lady trying my best to raise funds for a long-awaited gender-affirming surgery.
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<div>I'm fortunate enough to have a job in public schools - a job that I love, but state laws and the nature of my employment explicitly forbid any kind of trans healthcare from coverage. That means that any payment - and payment plan - will be entirely down to what I can raise and what I've managed to save.
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<div>I do not know the exact cost yet, but my surgeon estimated around $30,000, and from what data I've been able to find, the statewide average is in the $23,000-28,000 range. The date is already set - September 30th, 2025 - and so this is going ahead whether I can afford it or not. It's all a matter of what the debt balance will be.
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<div>Making things tougher is the time crunch. I have been working towards getting this done for close to seven years - covid interrupted and put a hard pause on plans for a while, followed by moving - and I'm not sure how long I'll be <em>able </em>to pursue the surgery.
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<div>So, I'm casting a wide net out and hoping for the generosity of friends, family and strangers to put in a little bit towards making this happen. I am grateful enough to be involved in some wonderful communities centered around education, public service and - of course! - hobbies, and those folks are most likely to see this fundraiser first.
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<div>The procedure itself is vulvoplasty, sometimes called "zero depth" bottom surgery. The primary benefit will be a mix of hormone stability and pure quality of life. I have had large and uncomfortable hydroceles coupled with a benign cyst that have only grown over the years, and to be very frank and open things like tucking have never been an option.
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<div>Some of the things I'm looking forward to:
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<li>Being able to go swimming comfortably
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<li>Being able to take a shower without mentally shutting off part of my self-image
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<li>Wearing pants that fit right
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<li>Not spending 5-30 minutes a day worried about how much I'm "printing," as it were
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<li>Wearing skirts even on windy days
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<li>Wearing dresses with comfortable fabric
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<li>Feeling more at home in my body, without the constant mental pressure and awareness of something that was not meant to be present.
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<div>I have already done fertility preservation - long ago, prior to HRT - and so that is not a concern. Access, means, livelihood and legality all are, however.
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<div>I also need to explain the cover photo, I think. Why the face blur? I am not exactly a <em>public</em> figure but my professional life is very much reliant on me keeping an appropriate separation from anything that can be perceived as political or too controversial. I also care about my privacy while also knowing that I need help from people who might see this fundraiser without having any idea who I am. I'm not sure how best to balance that, but I did want to show you one of the happiest days of my life - and I hope that joy comes across, despite the blurring.
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<div>Thank you so much for considering helping me out, and for reading all this if you made it that far. I see gofundme has an "enhance" button that will run this through some LLM or algorithm, but I'd rather stay rambling and a little messy but still <em>me</em> than have a computer make me sound like the Ideal Deserving Candidate.
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<div>Gratefully,
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<div>Jane B
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