Elliott’s Top Surgery Fund ✂️️‍⚧️

What’s up! My name is Elliott Tayte, I’m 21 years old and I am a transgender male. I officially started my medical transition into the man I am today back in July of 2022. That was and still is the best decision I have ever made for myself.

I grew up in a very conservative household. I lived my whole childhood following everything that my parents said or put in front of me because it was simply just that - All they were putting in front of me. I never really had any outside influence from the things my parents would say or have on the TV downstairs until I decided to start looking for myself.

I can tell you with everything in me - I have been experiencing body dysphoria since I was a kid. Did I ever understand what that meant up until maybe 2 years ago? Hell no! There was quite literally no way for me to understand what I was feeling when there’s such a lack of transgender representation in the media AND the obvious fact of, my parents would have never showed me any of that. Nor would they even begin to think that I could be trans.

I remember watching the movie 17 Again with Zac Efron a million times solely because I wanted to live through him. I wanted to look like that man so bad. That’s always what it was. I was never attracted to men like all my friends around me but damn did I want to look like them! I didn’t understand what being transgender even meant, though, so that was honestly the last thing in my mind. I hid it under presenting as a masculine lesbian for so many years but I KNEW deep down, something still wasn’t right. I was still using other people to help me love myself - I still didn’t feel like me.

Once I finally started doing my research on the transgender community, though, I knew it was how I had been feeling my whole life. I knew that with everything in me but I was so scared to accept it because of my parents beliefs. Living in a house where people constantly speak down on the community you know you’re a part of is such a mentally draining experience. I let that hold me back for another few months but once I finally let it all out, of course I lost their support. That was the hardest thing I have ever had to do but it’s also the bravest I’ve ever been and I wouldn’t take it back. Ever.

I started testosterone on July 21st 2022. That was such an exhilarating day. Looking back now it’s crazy at all the changes that have happened. Every day there is something new about me and it’s always something that I am so grateful to be experiencing. I went my entire life hating my appearance and my emotions because they didn’t match the norm - but testosterone has changed all that for me. Testosterone has made me feel more like me than I have in my whole life. I am finally the man I want to be and I’m not even close to my full potential yet. The mere thought of that makes me so hopeful for the future - A feeling I never knew until now.

The next step for me in my transition would be getting top surgery. I’m luckier than most to have a smaller chest so I can hide it pretty well; however, taping my chest everyday doesn’t help with my dysphoria much. I love how flat it makes my chest but in a way it just reminds me that I do in fact, have boobs. I just want to be able to love my chest the way that I’m loving the rest of my body. I have a pretty well paying job but that still wouldn’t be enough for me to afford this surgery at this time in my life. I have a lot of bills that take priority and I’m also attempting to find a place to live on my own. That being said, it is very hard for me to ask anyone for help, as I’m such an independent person, but if you could donate anything at all I would appreciate that more than you even know. If not - I completely understand and thank you for taking the time to read all of this.

This surgery will save my life even more than testosterone already has. It’s the next level in this beautiful, crazy journey that I am blessed everyday to be on. I appreciate anyone who takes the time to donate and share this - I love you all immensely ❤️

Thank you.

-Elliott