<div>Hi, it's Pippa!
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<div>Anyone that knows me knows, I find it very difficult to ask for assistance, but after long consideration, I am finally being brave enough to say, please, I need your help.
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<div>I am coming upto my 3rd year of Transition and I am starting to struggle again, both mentally and financially with it.
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<div>I have been on HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) since October 22nd 2021 paying out of pocket, and although I have seen changes in my face and body, starting this treatment after my second puberty, it is not enough to subside my battle with gender dysphoria.
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<div>A little about my background, life and journey:
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<div>I was born in Kalgoorlie and grew up on a small farm out of Boyanup (near Bunbury) , I always gravitated towards feminine things, toys and characters as a child, even being bought wigs to wear by my Mother when I was 6, since I was always playing in the dress up box in school and on a few occasions presented as a girl during play dates with my cousins and friends from school.
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<div>In year 3, I adopted the name Pippy, eventually shorting to Pip.
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<div>I started to receive bullying in Year 4 for how feminine my actions, new name and interests were which continued after moving from Kalgoorlie in 2004 to finish Primary school in Dardanup (small town out of Bunbury, whilst living in Boyanup). Bullying continued here, turning physical and this all followed far into High-School in Bunbury, for my ginger hair and femininity, being labeled as gay, worsening so much that I attempted to take my own life in 2009.
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<div>In High-School I would mainly develop friendships with girls, and experiment with my look, wearing makeup and bleaching my hair, and was allowed to have sleep overs at other girls houses where I would try on their dresses and clothes ( you know who you are and thank you)
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<div>I have known I was transgender since I was 16 but was unsure how to properly communicate my feelings.
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<div>Moving up to Perth in 2013, when I was 17, to study Graphic Design and eventually Music at WAAPA in 2014.
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<div>Just after my exploration into Drag, I came out on social media to only immediately take it back as an ill-conceived 'April Fools' joke. I was not confident or strong enough at the time and continued to use Drag as my feminine outlet as well as my full time work, slowing gaining more work and opportunities while still studying at WAAPA.
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<div>Although I would continue to get more work in Drag and eventually start my wig styling business in 2016, it was not enough to push down these feelings turning to substance abuse with alcohol, marijuana and party drugs from involving myself with the wrong people and eventually I attempted to take my own life again. I began seeking further validation as a woman in secret, with sexual experiences since 2017, developing a sex addition and putting myself in dangerous situations to receive this validation. In turn, these additions and further bullying in the Drag community ended up causing my body and gender dysphoria to worsen and I developed a struggle with eating and bulimia in 2018, while also continuing my substance abuse. In the Covid-19 lock down in 2020, I was forced to be able to abstain from sex, drinking and party drugs, as well as start to resolve my issue with eating, begin yoga, self care and assessing my mental health, being diagnosed with anxiety, panic attacks and boarding depression, as well as ways to help deal with these. Finally making a plan to attempt to transition. Coming into 2021, I was still working in Drag, changing my Drag name and aesthetics to try and dissociate from the dark character I'd fallen into. From saving money as a working Artist since 2016, my made the desperate decision to use nearly all my savings to get Rhinoplasty at the start of 2021 to resolve a breathing issue from a collapsed septum from being king hit (twice in high-school and again in an altercation in 2018) and hoping to help with my Dysphoria, which it did.
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<div>I started HRT in late 2021, came out to Parents on Christmas and publicly on the 3rd of Jan 2022 across all my social platforms and starting seeing a therapist.
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<div>Just as I'd started to find my feet and make strides in my life and transition, in September 2022 I started dating a boy and I ended up falling in love with him not knowing of his underlying mental health issues or substance abuse. We ended up living together after a month, due to an assault altercation at his home and me living alone in my house due to 2 failed housemate commitments, becoming low on money. He did work, and was paying part rent, but I was paying for his commutes to work, our food and I had to mentally cope with him leaving me 4 seperate times, to only come back after a few days each time begging for me back. One instance happened on the night of the PROUD Awards, receiving a short 'I'm sorry' text from him as I arrived at the awards night returning home to all his things gone and a further note. He got into another altercation where he was stabbed multiple times, coming home covered in blood and I had to take him to the hospital. My focus on trying to save him and mental fatigue from this, and his furthering emotional manipulation affected my friendships, my work and my opportunities. Finally breaking things off fully this time last year, taking a real hit to my self esteem and mental health that I'd been working so hard to better. (I want to state, there were never any physical abuse.)
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<div>Thank you for reading this far.
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<div>Since then I have been able to focus on myself, my work and my art again, release all substance addiction, regain confidence with the help of the Ballroom community and attempt to make up saving again to get further surgery. This will be my 9th year working only as an Artist, but it is simply not a realistic goal as a working Sole trader, Queer Artist, to live off and save sufficient money for these expensive surgeries without some support and assistance.
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<div>My goal is to receive partial payment support for the following, that will help absolve my dysphoria and living my life more effectively and comfortably.
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<div>Tracheal (Adam's apple) Shave
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<div>Chin Augmentation
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<div>Fat Grafting (Cheeks, Breasts)
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<div>Brow-bone feminisation
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<div>Blepharophlasy
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<div>Laser Hair Removal (Face)
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<div>Partical Hair Transplant
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<div>I do not have a surgeon/clinic set and am still assessing the best place to go for me. Ideally I would love to be able to have the option to book the procedures for my 30th birthday in March 2025
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<div>Thank you again for reading about my journey, and considering to help.
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<div>Any donation does assist and is extremely appreciated.
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<div>If you are not in the position to donate, sharing this GoFundMe is also just as helpful.
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Pippa's Feminisation Surgery Fund

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