Triangle Art's transition aid

Hello there! My name is Julian (Jules) Walker and I'm a 34-year-old freelance artist who lives in Oklahoma. I also happen to be a transgender guy who has a very sizable chest. If you clicked on the picture you already know why I put up this go fund me: I need Gender Reassignment surgery. 

Unfortunately, due to my size ( lord knows I'm working on losing weight), the procedures I need to be required are a double mastectomy and some flank reduction on either side.  My scheduled surgery is with Dr.Garramone  in Florida on May 30th, 2019.

This is an amazing and exciting time in my life, but it's also terrifying. Being a transgender man in the state of Oklahoma is, without a doubt, nerve-wracking. People are not as open to the idea of transgender folk out there and frankly, being in a halfway state sometimes makes me feel like I'm putting myself at risk just sitting in the drive through to Starbucks or going to the local Braum's. 


1st day on HRT to 5 months:


Let's be honest here, even with my chest bound it's pretty obvious to see my chest and the love handles down below no matter how much scraggly facial hair comes in.

Not convinced? Here's another picture of my self! It's actually a lot of progress from when I started dieting properly:



But obvious dysphoria aside, I have another issue with the good old state of Oklahoma that I live in. Things aren't so easy to change over legal documents. I can't just submit a form and be allowed to change my gender markers. Oklahoma requires a lot of foot work, legal help and, the most important thing, gender reassignment surgery. I can't legally change anything or even go to court with my case until I have this surgery done. Until then, I'm stuck with just my HRT and a body that doesn't reflect who I really am. I'm not gonna lie, it makes me nervous given the amount of hostility transgender people suffer with down here.

And that's why I paid the $1,500 dollars to put a down payment to start my surgery. My problem? I have several thousands of dollars left that I'll need to raise before this surgery. I know, I know. I shot myself in the foot such a short deadline but my anxiousness in my current environment has led me to either max out all my credit cards or, make a go fund me page. This is where you wonderful people come in.

What will the money go towards?

I'm glad you asked! Any and all money that's raised on this page is going to funnel directly into paying for my medical expenses over the course of one week. I check in in Florida that Tuesday and then I get to go back home on that next Wednesday after I've recovered from surgery and have my drainage tubes and bandages removed.

Here is a more comprehensive break down of my costs. 



Air bnb - $368.45
- This is for a whole week to stay in the south Miami area, I've already paid the first half of $368 to reserve the place, this is just for the second half.

Surgery - $9,000
-This includes top surgery and flank reduction. I already paid $1500 on top of what I owe here.

Hospital same-day balance - $2550
-This is basically my in care hospital and anesthesia fees. 

Tissue pathology fee - $300

Go fund me fees - $977
-They take 5% and then another 2.9% processing

If by some miracle that we raise more than what I've placed here, the rest of the money will go towards post operation prescriptions (Oh boy, painkillers), traveling costs and food during the duration of me and my roommate's stay in Florida.

If we can somehow do this, not only will you be helping me financially to cover a serious medical procedure in my life, but I'll be able to be who I was always meant to be. I can walk outside and not be so paranoid about my appearance, or what other people will think about me. I'll be able to have that feeling when I see my gender marker is changed on my ID and birth certificate.

I can finally be me.

I'll be trying my best to raise up as much money at trade shows I sell at and will be throwing that money into this pool as well. I need to be able to pay off my surgery four weeks before May 30th. That's not a lot of time but I think we can do it.

As for this old mug, I personally thank you.



On a quick note, if you guys prefer to get stuff for your contributions, you can check out my online store here. All the profits from my pride wings go directly to my surgery!


Thanks to everyone who's already picked up a set of wings! As of March 16th I've already been able to add $200 towards surgery from it! I deducted it from the main number.

And as of 1-22-2019 I'll be doing portrait sketches for any $30 donations! If you'd like a couples piece, it would be $60. So that means I'll draw whatever portrait you'd like, be it original or fandom characters or even real life people. I really do want to give something back to the generosity of those who will help me out with this.

Also, if you donated for a sketch and haven't emailed me yet, please do so at jackalandhare at gmail dot com!

So what do the sketches look like? Here are some cropped previews for you to look at. Unfortunately, Go-fund-me doesn't let me post the full image but this should give you an idea of how they turn out:


Also, if you don't have the money, that's completely okay! I'm so glad you got down this far to read my page. If you want to help out, sharing this story to get it on as many eyes as possible will be my best bet to achieve what I need for this surgery. Thank you all so much!

Also! My shirt in my picture is from blushsprout's tough fluff sweater! Be sure to check out her amazing designs!