Harper's FFS fund

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hiya, thanks for visiting! i'm harper, 22 and in my final year of studying cybersecurity at Swinburne University, Melbourne. i'm out in the eastern suburbs, so it's a bit of a hike but i get by. in my free time i'm an artist and love to draw. i also love foxes and think they're the cutest thing ever!

i'm MtF trans as of about 6 months ago, and been on HRT for 5 months or so. my legal name change is reeeeeallly slooooowly being processed, and i'm now trying to make up the cost for gender-affirming surgeries: in particular, facial feminization surgery.
testosterone unfortunately causes a bunch of changes in face shape during puberty that give a more masculine look. my goal is to just tone the masculine features down a bit. considering we see our face every day and show it to others, i think that face procedures will have the most impact on my self esteem and happiness going forward.

the exact procedures i'm looking at are tracheal shave, brow bone reduction, and chin reshaping. maybe rhinoplasty depending on how things go. i'm still in the process of consulting with different surgeons and finding what will work best for me, so i'll update with more as it comes!

why fundraising?

before coronavirus i had a retail job but for the last 2 years i've been through a crash of heavy depression, and a bunch of stuff has come up that has made it unfeasible to go back to work until i get through school, namely an ADHD diagnosis. i'm still working with my psych to figure out how to work with my ADHD and pass university, let alone get another job, so until then i'm in limbo.

worst comes to worst, i would have to get a loan from my parents. i don't want to have to put that finanical burden on them, since they're nearing retiring age and deserve to live comfortably without any worry.

why now?

this is important to me because i want to finish uni and enter my life as the person i feel i should be. all through my teen years i was awkward and confused because i didn't understand myself, forced to watch puberty wreak havoc and make changes i hated but was supposed to like. now that i've finally figured it out, i just want to get everything fixed and move on. once i set my mind to something, i want to make every effort possible to get it done, so here we go.

thank you thankyou thankyou thank tou thank youth ankthou ynthu

thank you so much for taking the time to read my story, that alone means so much. if you do donate i don't know how i could ever make it up to you. perhaps i could do a portrait of your pet or something?