Help Lily Fund FFS
My name is Lily and I am a 25 year old trans woman from South Yorkshire presently studying BSc Honours in Mathematics with Education.
Back when I was 17 I ran away from home in order to be able to pursue transition as my Mum was against this and my mental health was reaching breaking point under her roof, not being able to be myself.
Since moving out I have been able to get hormones and GRS on the NHS however they do not fund facial feminisation surgery under NHS England. Over the past month I tried putting in an individual funding request but this has had no joy.
Although not easily visible in the photo I have quite a prominent brow ridge and other facial features that scream “male” (I’m just good at taking flattering photos) and 99 times out of 100 when out in public people still end up misgendering me as male. This causes me quite a lot of depression, having people try and engage with me as if I were male just causes me to totally shut down and although over the years I have tried to ignore it and act like it doesn’t bug me, it has really started to wear down at me to the point I cannot cope anymore. This also causes me quite significant social anxiety in going out into a world that continues to see me as male and prevents me from feel safe and comfortable living my life, especially in the present political climate.
If I could afford this surgery myself I would more than happily pay for it out of my own pocket but as it stands it will likely take me up to 10 years to be able to afford this surgery. Another 10 years of hiding and feeling depressed about something I had no control over stopping happening in my youth.
Any help you can give to helping me get this surgery would be very much appreciated even if it is simply you sharing this campaign with your friends.
Thank you,
Lily Robinson
Back when I was 17 I ran away from home in order to be able to pursue transition as my Mum was against this and my mental health was reaching breaking point under her roof, not being able to be myself.
Since moving out I have been able to get hormones and GRS on the NHS however they do not fund facial feminisation surgery under NHS England. Over the past month I tried putting in an individual funding request but this has had no joy.
Although not easily visible in the photo I have quite a prominent brow ridge and other facial features that scream “male” (I’m just good at taking flattering photos) and 99 times out of 100 when out in public people still end up misgendering me as male. This causes me quite a lot of depression, having people try and engage with me as if I were male just causes me to totally shut down and although over the years I have tried to ignore it and act like it doesn’t bug me, it has really started to wear down at me to the point I cannot cope anymore. This also causes me quite significant social anxiety in going out into a world that continues to see me as male and prevents me from feel safe and comfortable living my life, especially in the present political climate.
If I could afford this surgery myself I would more than happily pay for it out of my own pocket but as it stands it will likely take me up to 10 years to be able to afford this surgery. Another 10 years of hiding and feeling depressed about something I had no control over stopping happening in my youth.
Any help you can give to helping me get this surgery would be very much appreciated even if it is simply you sharing this campaign with your friends.
Thank you,
Lily Robinson
Organizer
Lily-Nichole Robinson
Organizer
England