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Clara’s Gender Affirming Surgery Fundraiser
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Aim
I’m fundraising to help save up for the gender affirming surgery that the NHS will never provide in my lifetime.
Hello I am Clara and if you're reading this you probably know me somehow.
But just in case you don't or if you're bored and want something to read, here's a wee bit about me.
I'm 34 years old, I'm a Taurus and I live in Glasgow with my Lhasa Apso rescue, Ollie. Most of the rest of my life revolves around football. I play for Gender Goals FC, the first and only football club for trans and non-binary people in Scotland and love getting together with my teammates for training and games every week. I feel like I've found my people.
I am also the Vice-President and helped to set up the club in November 2023. After only existing for a few short months I was proud to receive the Football vs Homophobia award for Scotland in February 2024 alongside my fellow committee members and team-mates. It was incredible to receive recognition so early on in the clubs existence for the work that it does and it still feels like an honour to this day that I get to be a part of such a special community.
Anyway that's enough about me, here's why. I've created this crowdfunder:
I have been on the waiting list for the NHS Gender Identity Clinic (GIC) since September 2021 and am still nowhere near getting a first appointment as the Sandyford GIC is currently seeing patients who were referred in November 2018.
A Freedom of Information request (source) revealed that there are approximately 1800 people ahead of me on the waiting list and around 22 new people were seen in 2022. At this rate I won't be seen by Sandyford for another 82 and a half years (yes I did make a spreadsheet to work that out).
As a result of this I have had to proceed with my transition privately which includes paying for all of my own medication as well as gender affirming treatments such as laser hair removal and saving for future surgeries which has cost me thousands of pounds over the last few years.
I've made this crowdfunder to try and reduce the amount of time I'll have to wait to be able to afford gender affirming surgery.
If you made it this far, I'm incredibly grateful for you reading and would massively appreciate it if you are able to donate and share this with anyone who might be able to help me.
Many thanks,
Clara xox
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made