Hi everyone, it’s Zoey, although most folks online know me as Jinx.

I wasn’t exactly planning on making a GoFundMe for this, but a bunch of you poked me with the classic "cmon we wanna help you", so here we are. I want to share this in the most honest way I can, and hopefully it shows why this step means so much to me.

My next milestone in transitioning is voice feminization surgery, specifically Vocal Folds Shortening and Retrodisplacement of the Anterior Commissure. I know.... it sounds like I’m casting a high level spell, but really, it’s the procedure that can finally give me a voice that feels like mine. A voice which I wouldn't be nervous to use when I stream, when I game, when I scream and roleplay at Bicolline, or when I talk to strangers, especially without mentally preparing for the joyful Mister, can I take your order. (Yeah, that one hits me right in the soul every time, I’ve dealt with it for years. At some point you stop wanting to cope and start wanting to thrive.)

I did try the voice therapy path, but between my ADHD and, well, me being me, it wasn’t giving me what I needed, nor results that are actually... good. So surgery became the route that actually makes sense. A real helping hand instead of me trying to brute force my way through vocal training.

But the thing, it's stupidly expensive, and well it's a scary thing.

After months of digging, reading, comparing, spiraling, and then repeating the whole thing because I absolutely cannot do anything normally, I chose the Yeson Voice Center in South Korea. Their technique is the gold standard, their results are insane, and this is not something I want to roll the dice on. My voice is part of my work, my hobbies, my relationships, my confidence, basically everything. If I’m taking the leap, I’m doing it at the place that gives me the best chance at a voice that truly matches who I am, even tho it's expensive. As the kids say, You only have one life... (they still say that right!?)

So, yes, Quebec technically offers voice feminization surgery. The price tag is about 10k, which is already a lot, but the bigger issue is that the techniques they use are extremely outdated compared to the modern methods at clinics like Yeson. They also refuse to even consider you unless you complete the entire voice therapy program first, which can take ages, and even after jumping through all those hoops, you still have to do post surgery therapy anyway.

And then there’s the wait list.

The GRS hospital is the only place the government allows to perform and subsidize these surgeries, and their waitlist and communication system is, how do I put this nicely, a chaotic black hole. People get lost in the system, paperwork disappears, timelines stretch into oblivion, and updates are basically delivered by smoke signals. It’s not a process I can rely on, especially not for something that affects my career, my confidence, and my daily life as much as my voice does.

So, this GoFundMe will help with the full trip.

The surgery, the flight from Montreal to Seoul and back, the hotel, food, and, very importantly, bringing my boyfriend, Blehk. After the procedure, I won’t be able to speak at all for a while, which means I’ll need someone who can handle all the communication stuff while I stare at people silently like a confused cat. And honestly, nobody should have to wake up from surgery alone, especially not me. (Yeah, might sound weird... but I'm a very insecure person...)

For everyone who chooses to support this, I want to give something back. Not because I have to, but because I genuinely want to bring you along on this adventure with me.

Here’s what I’ll be sharing along the way

• A full video of the trip from leaving Montreal to landing in Seoul. Plane rides, ubers, little wandering around Seoul moments, the consultations, my pre surgery freak out bits, the fun chaos before I go full librarian mode, then the quiet trip home. I am talking a full thirty minutes to an hour kind of video, proper montage, proper editing, the whole thing with that funny documentary energy. Something our community can enjoy, and something other trans folks can use to get real insight on the whole voice surgery journey.

• Before and after voice clips so you can hear the transformation with me

• Monthly voice update videos as things heal and evolve

• And once I’m recovered, more streams, more content, and hopefully a voice that finally feels natural and comfortable

If you choose to support this, thank you. Even sharing the link helps way more than you think.

This surgery is more than a procedure for me, it’s a chance to finally sound like the girl I’ve worked so hard to become.

Thank you for reading, thank you for caring, and thank you for helping me take this step.

With love,

Zoey, or as most of you know me, Jinx

Cost breakdown:

(This budget hopefully would be a little less, but again, I never travelled, and I don't know what else would be needed for this adventure, Goal amount is pretty much this +500$ to cover potentiel added costs, if there's more to pay, Jinx will pay out of pocket)