Hi, my name is Lars, I'm a 27 year old disabled transmasc person from Brighton. I have been out as trans for most of my adult life which is almost 10 years, and have been planning my top surgery and trying to save up for it for at least 7 of those years.

For full disclosure, those of you who have been following my social media accounts for a while will know I did have a previous gofundme which raised a total of around £1k, the funds of which are still safely in an account. I am not scamming anyone out of any more of their money and this is a last resort to make another fundraiser to ask for help.

Due to unforeseen sudden financial difficulties beyond my control ( long story but if anyone feels like they need to know I can tell them ) I am very short of money needed for my surgery which is on September 14th 2026. I am not only short of funds for my surgery, which in total is £9500, but also short of rent for the 4-6 weeks I will have to take off work to recover, which would be £1600. I do not earn nearly enough to be able to afford to make that between now and my surgery date. I have tried to take on other jobs in the last few years to earn more funds but it is incredibly difficult both with the job crisis and also being disabled and not able to exert too much energy.

I luckily have an incredible support network of friends around me and my amazing housemate will be looking after me after surgery. I am so mentally and physically prepared, I could not be more ready to take this next huge step in my transition, I've waited almost ten years for this. However, these unforeseen financial circumstances have put a huge strain on me and worrying about being able to afford this surgery.

Thankyou if you've read this far, I appreciate everyone who has taken the time to read this even if they can't donate. I'd appreciate it if you could share this on instagram, facebook, send around to anyone you think might be able to continue sharing it or even donate any spare money they have.

If I exceed my goal or if my financial situation improves, the money will go towards other trans people's fundraisers, tpoc and trans women prioritised.

Trans women are women, free palestine, trans men are men, free sudan, free congo

Lars xx