GET JULIET GENDER AFFIRMING SURGERY

I am a 20 year old trans woman living in Te Whanganui A Tara / Wellington , Aotearoa. I am a writer, artist, creative and model. I enjoy collaborating with other artists and creatives, especially in the local queer scene. I have been on Hormone Replacement Therapy for coming up to a year now. My personal goal for my gender affirming surgery is to target where I fight my gender dysphoria most, being my own face. In today's current economic climate, particularly felt here in Aotearoa, raising this money entirely myself is near impossible. My Goal with creating this fundraiser is to allow money to be donated, so over time I could hopefully eventually reach my goal.

I've questioned creating this fundraiser for many reasons. I've felt that there are people who maybe more deserving or desperate for this surgery than myself. But Gender dysphoria interfere's with my everyday life. I've dealt with depression for many many years because of this. I've always felt a deep misalignment with my own reflection, therefore how people perceive me. I've contemplated suicide, especially with how trans women are treated in current society. Too often i find myself struggling entering public spaces or people seeing me without makeup or in the daylight. Getting this particular surgery is the most important aspect of my own personal gender transition, from the very bottom of my metaphorical heart, getting this surgery means more than words could ever express or convey.