Top Surgery for Silas

Silas has been fighting for surgery for 6 years now. He is transgender, meaning that he was assigned female at birth and he is transitioning to male. Getting a double mastectomy to remove his breasts is the next step but the public health system has failed him, he hasn't been able to make it onto the public waitlist for surgery due to strict BMI requirements. He can't wear a binder due to a painful chest condition.

Not being able to bind leaves Silas at high risk for harassment and violence which on top of his dysphoria, causes him distress everyday. He finds it hard to leave the house for any amount of time, he needs this surgery to improve his life and to finally allow him to move on

It's hard fighting, he's even had a well known doctor who works with trans patients tell him to starve himself to get on the public waitlist when at his lowest weight due to an eating disorder. Silas deserves real healthcare and if the public system won’t do anything about it, we have to. He’s fought hard to still be here, and even though asking for help is hard, it is our only option at this point

We’re both unable to work due to disabilities and severe mental health issues so we scrape by on the benefit which isn’t enough for rent, food and bills, this is why we have to fundraise. We don't even earn enough to apply for a loan, but I'm doing my best to change this by starting up an online store to sell my art.