Kody's Top Surgery

‼️UPDATE‼️ Currently in line for surgery on August 2nd, 2021. Had to find a new surgeon and that is the reason for the amount change. It sucks but it’s what I’ve got. Thank you all! - Kody

opened this gofundme page for my son, Kody. This is from him:
Hey! My name is Kody and I live in Iowa. About three years ago, I came out as transgender and have been living socially as a male since. I showed signs when I was younger. I never played with stereotypical girl toys. And I never really had any friends who were girls either, so it wasn’t a shock to my mom when I told her. She has been very supportive since. 

    I knew there would be a lot of conflicts along the way of my journey. School has not treated me well. I switched schools in hopes of an easier path but it was far from what I found. My classes were never the issue. It’s always the constant harassment and dysphoria which continues to eat me alive. It’s been a long journey but I’m not even halfway through. But I’m going in strong still.

    I started medically transitioning about a year after I came out. I started testosterone about a year and a half ago and for me, things have gotten way better. Of course, many sources of my dysphoria have been alleviated. One thing that hasn’t however, is my body itself. Something testosterone couldn’t fix for me. 

At this point, it feels like my body is a cage that I have yet to get out of. I had plans to get top surgery this winter, then the governor of my state signed a bill into law now stating my kind of insurance cannot cover anything trans related. This drove me into a deep depression. It felt like I had been ripped away from my freedom when it was right in front of me. Dysphoria rose higher than I had ever felt it before. So here I am. This is my only hope of getting my freedom.

To make things worse, I recently learned that the surgeon I had seen for a consultation is retiring. He came very highly recommended and I don't know of any other surgeons in Iowa that is good as he is with trans-related surgeries. So now my dysphoria is even worse and I've got anxiety and depression getting worse as well.

The requirement is 100% payment before they'll do the surgery. $8,500 is the goal and the amount of money I need to get top surgery. This surgery will literally change my life. Any help you could give would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you so much!