Help Aisling Transition

Coming out as a transgender woman has been an extremely tough but rewarding process for me. I've benefitted greatly from the moral support that's been given to me by my family and friends, it's made the coming out process so much easier than I could have ever imagined.

The harsh reality has come after though. I'm realizing quickly that living closeted was easy, it was easy to fill the place that I had been assigned my whole life. It was easy to go day to day dressed as a man, pretending to be a man. Living as a woman, living as myself, that's been a lot harder.

Between the costs of medications, or psychology appointments, rent, and other life costs, I've realized quite quickly that I'm stuck.

I have to apply and pay to have my name and sex designation changed. I have an entire closet that needs replacing just so that I can have clothes I'm comfortable wearing. I have makeup to buy so that I'm comfortable with how I look. I have to get electrolysis treatments so that I'm not forced to shave everyday. I have voice lessons to get so that I don't have to face the danger of someone hostile attacking me just because I sound like a man. 

Donating to this will mean that I can do all of those things and more, I'll be able to start living the life that I was born to live. I'll hopefully finally be able to start to be comfortable in my own body. 

I've been extremely lucky in my transition, I've had overwhelming support, I'm hoping that with this campaign, some of that support can continue.

Anything donated will help and it would mean the world to me to finally be able to be me and not have to worry about how long it will be before I can take the next steps.