Jacob's Top Surgery

Hi - I’m Jacob, a trans man here to ask for your help to raise money for my first gender affirming surgery.

In May 2019 I started taking regular testosterone injections, starting my medical and physical transition.

Since starting hormone therapy my voice has been gradually lowering and I have the beginnings of a glorious beard; these wonderful changes have also inadvertently heightened my awareness that the body below my chin is very much that of a female.

While this body dysmorphia can be somewhat lessened by binding my chest and packing my pants, the now daily chest binding is becoming increasingly painful and difficult.

Before any lasting damage is caused I want to continue my FTM transition journey.

I’m asking for your help to raise these funds as the public waitlists in New Zealand are so long and slow moving I just can’t wait for the governments help anymore and no insurance companies in NZ cover any part of gender affirming surgeries.

At this stage I’m looking to raise $30,000 to cover most of (hopefully all, it’s hard to get accurate quotes) the cost for my first surgery (a double mastectomy and chest masculinization), hospital time, follow up visits, and time off work to recover.

I really appreciate any help from kind donors who find this post, large or small - anything you can spare, is more than I had before.