Help fund Thalia's Gender Affirming Surgeries

Hi everyone

My name is Thalia Hippolyta (she/they). I'm a trans artist of many mediums (painting, photography, tattooing @thaliapokes, fashion, leatherware, pastry @hippolytaskitchen are the bigger ones) currently based in Seattle, WA. I was born and raised in a fairly conservative town in Saudi Arabia, and when my family found out that I was using their health insurance to start transitioning they switched their insurance providers so I would lose access to treatments. I’ve been out as trans since 2012, but I’ve only been medically transitioning for the last 4.5 years and I’m trying to take the next steps. I started the process only with HRT both because of financial limitations and I also wanted to see what the hormones would do before getting any surgeries. The changes I’ve experienced helped ease my dysphoria and depression drastically, but after four years of HRT I’m still struggling with dysphoria, and so I created this gofundme in hopes of funding these gender-affirming and life saving surgeries.

The first surgery will be breast augmentation, for which I’ve already had a consultation, and it is currently scheduled for February 18, 2022. Despite working multiple jobs (pastry chef/pastry production, tattooing and custom leatherwork on the side), business has been sporadic and money has been extra tight lately--I'm worried about not having enough money to comfortably rest and heal by the surgery date. Luckily Medicaid covers a lot of the costs but I won’t be able to work for at least 3 weeks (or up to 8weeks) and will need money to cover my travel expenses--which includes a hotel since the surgery will be out of town (The surgeon is instate but all the way in Spokane), rent, utilities, food, medicine, new bras and new tops, etc. (4000-5000$)

Im also seeking funds to help cover:

-facial electrolysis so i'm not misgendered based on facial hair anymore, which can cost anywhere from $1500-5000 depending on how many sessions i need to go in for, looking to start as soon as possible

-presurgery electrolysis for bottom surgery ($2000-5000), also hoping to start asap

-bottom surgery/bottom surgery recovery ($10000-20000), my consultation is in december 2021, but the surgery wouldn't be until 2023 at the earliest--so this is less pressing but it is still very important for me to be working towards/thinking about.