Hello friends, I have an unfortunate update:

In May, I was told by my insurance provider that there were no exclusions for gender-affirming services. I planned, prepared, and trusted that the coverage I pay for every month would be there when I needed it most.

Only in the last two days have I learned that my Texas employer has its own specific exclusion for gender-affirming care.

So despite being told my insurance would cover everything, despite being just $100 away from meeting my deductible and having nearly reached my out-of-pocket maximum, I’ve now been told I cannot use my health insurance at all for this medically necessary care.

I am devastated and disheartened by my employer’s decision to exclude this coverage, especially considering that just four years ago, our superintendent sent staff “Happy Pride” emails. The contrast is painful.

If I cancel my appointment for November 20th, I will lose both my deposit and my opportunity to work with my preferred surgeon.

First, Aetna told me I could not go outside Kelsey-Seybold, so I scheduled a consultation. When I sought care through Kelsey-Seybold (the provider my insurance pushes patients toward), their surgeon told me:

“They aren’t very nice looking scars.”

“Are you sure you want to commit to this for the rest of your life?”

Those words made clear that the system was never designed to support our health or our dignity. And then, as if that weren't enough, I received a confirmed denial with the explanation that Gender-Dysphoria is not an accepted code for Aetna, and would be denied. As well as, being told the diagnosis was "experimental." Dr. Hanna's office helped me file for a gap exemption to continue with our plan of care.

Now, I've gone this far only to be told my employer provided healthcare, that I pay for, will absolutely not cover my healthcare.

With each day growing a little more hostile toward our community, I find myself once again turning to you, those who have been generous enough to donate or share my story, asking that you please share this campaign anywhere you feel it might make an impact.

I want to be very clear: I am not asking anyone who has already donated to give again.

Your generosity has already carried me so far.

But because insurance has been pulled out from under me, I now need to raise at least $10,000 total to pay out of pocket for surgery, recovery, and related costs.

I remain deeply grateful and humbled by all the support so far, but I am out of financial options.

Kindly,

Korrie

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Hi friends, community, and kind strangers,

This is not the path I imagined for myself, asking for financial support so publicly, but I find myself at a moment where time, systems, and realities are colliding, and I need your help. A journey I thought we had months to prepare for, but has now become just weeks to get on a schedule before December 31st.

I’m fundraising for gender-affirming top surgery, care that is both medically necessary and life-affirming. This step is part of a larger, intentional plan I’ve been working toward with the support of an incredible team of mental and physical healthcare providers. We’ve carefully mapped out a route that supports my body, mind, and future. But the final stretch is one I can’t do alone.

Though I have insurance, I'm racing against steep deductibles, shifting premiums, and policies that are rapidly becoming more hostile to people like me, especially here, in a state and national climate where trans lives and healthcare are under relentless attack. The urgency is not just medical, it’s political, personal, and deeply human.

This fundraiser will help cover:

I want to be clear: This is not a choice of luxury. It’s a choice of survival and alignment, the chance to live in a body that feels like mine. The chance to breathe a little deeper, sleep a little easier, and move through the world without the constant weight of dysphoria pressing down.

It’s also not lost on me that even having a platform to fundraise is a privilege. I carry that with humility. I carry it in solidarity with every trans person who has been made to wait, fight, or go without care. My hope is that one day, none of us will have to crowdfund our health. That we’ll build a world where care is a given, not a battleground.

Until then, I’m here, humbly asking: If you have the capacity, please contribute. If you don’t, sharing this campaign is just as powerful. Every dollar, every repost, every kind word, it all matters.

Thank you for being part of this journey with me. We are hoping to raise a total of $5k, although GFM set an automatic initial goal of 2. Your kindness is a gift in itself.

In solidarity, with gratitude, and with so much hope,

Korrie