Help Jae continue her transition

Hi! I’m Jae, I’m 39 years old, and I am a trans woman. I have been transitioning now for nearly two years.

Since I began my transition, I’ve come to realize just how much body dysphoria ruined a vast majority of my life. I have never been able to satisfactorily live in the body I was born in, and it has taken a HUGE toll on my happiness and my drive to live life authentically.

I began my medical journey with hormone therapy in October 2020. Having taken the initial steps in my transition, I finally started to feel like a real person with a real purpose! I now realize how much I wanted to be a part of this world and to truly thrive and not just survive! I have reimagined and actualized my desires and dreams, which did not previously exist.

I look forward to tomorrow.

I want to love and be loved.

To know and be known,

And to look in the mirror and see me, not a stranger.

I have been in gender therapy for nearly five years. With the help of my therapists, I have identified the emotional trauma that stemmed from living as someone I was physically never meant to be. It is crucial to my mental health to complete the next steps in my transitional journey.

I am scheduled for facial feminization surgery (FFS) with Dr. Harrison Lee on July 19, 2022. Dr. Lee does not accept insurance, and I can not afford to do this alone. I have consulted with many other surgeons, but Dr. Lee was the only person to have made me feel like I was important to him. He has assured me great and safe results backed by his extensive experience.

I can not undo the 39 years that I’ve spent living a lie, but I can reclaim at least some of my intended truths and become more secure within myself. I spent so long under the influence of testosterone that it has irreversibly affected the development of my skull and facial bones, especially since I have already gone through the entirety of male puberty. FFS is the only way to reverse and correct my bone structure.

FFS is NOT a cosmetic procedure, nor is this a vanity procedure. I will finally be the woman I know I was always meant to be, both emotionally and physically. The out-of-pocket medical costs will likely amount to over $150,000 in total. It’s an intimidating figure as I am a single working person living in NYC, and I will eventually have to be on disability for this and future procedures. Your donation will go a long way to help me live my authentic life without going into a massive amount of debt. Even $10 helps!

I can not be unhappy anymore.

I need relief from this dysphoria.

I want my body to reflect me.

I need your help to help me BE.