E-begging for healthy breast removal

submitted by JulienMayfair from self.LGBDropTheT

I visited NextDoor this morning, and one of the posts was a trans man trying to get their gofundme funded, asking for several thousand dollars to aid in the removal of otherwise healthy breasts. This, at at time when people not far away have been flooded out of their homes by Hurricane Idalia.

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[–]Virginia_Plain 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Curious how much traction it's gotten? Gofundme seemed to peak right around the time of the pandemic, when there was a spirit of "we're in this together." Lately, whether its because of inflation or fatigue with people constantly asking for money, I've noticed a lot of the GFMs, even the ones that were about HELPING [INTERSECTIONAL IDENTITY] have not been meeting anywhere near their goals.

Personally, I actually was soft-hearted enough to donate to these sorts of things back in the day. Then I realized I was working my ass off in a warehouse job that many of these people (whom I knew personally) thought was beneath them. I remember one woman's face scrunching into a mocking scowl when she found out I was a forklift driver, and she spat the words out in a childish sing-song:"A FOOORKLIIIFT DRIIIIVER!!!!" Hell no I don't have money to buy you a tiny house, lady!

[–]RedJackalRampant homosexual 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

I get a kick out of seeing how little money they've received.

[–]Femaleisnthateful 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah, I've donated to people who have had serious crises, like workplace accidents or severe medical issues. Helping Mx Genderspecial pay zer bills because zeyre so oppressed doesn't qualify, for me. Last I checked there were something like 20 000 trans related begs on the site. GoFundMe takes a cut of each donation, usually, so they're making some good money off of these people. Given that both public and private insurances typically pay for 'gender-affirming care', I don't see why people would be motivated to donate.