AJ’s top surgery fund

Hi, I’m a young trans man choosing not to give my legal name for safety reasons. I’m starting this fund because I was recently rejected from my country’s public waiting list for top surgery due to lack of funding. This surgery would give me the ability to live happily and confidently in my own skin, something I cannot currently do because of the intense gender dysphoria that I have been diagnosed with. It’s difficult to explain how debilitating this condition is to those who do not have it, but I will say that not a day goes by that the existence of my chest does not weigh on me (literally). However, I am not in a place where I can afford this surgery privately. I am only 18, and my only income comes from my minimum wage job, and from my small, independent business. However, most of my job income goes towards the board that I pay to be able to live where I do, and what I make from sales is minimal. It is my hope to be able to cover most of the cost by saving tirelessly over the next few years, but I can’t guarantee how much I will be able to raise on my own, with how little I earn. The surgery, anaesthesia and hospital fees come to a minimum of $25,000 New Zealand Dollars, all of which must be paid upfront before the surgery can take place. I didn’t want to have to start a fund such as this, but I do not have my family’s support, and I feel incredibly alone. Anything at all would help me in my journey towards getting this surgery in the next couple of years. Thank you