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Hello, all. My name is Leigh Sanders. I'm an ordinary person with dreams; dreams too large to achieve through "normal" avenues. I see myself transitioning from male to female, having all of the necessary surgeries to become the beautiful young woman I see myself as. I see myself having a successful YouTube channel, Tumblr, or any other social media of the time, and having them be an integral part of the constant battle for civil rights. I see myself going "toe-to-to" with political and religious leaders to change minds and influence the world. I see myself being an integral part of a transgender clinic which offers grants for those who cannot affort the treatments or procedures associated with gender dysphoria.
I understand middle-class America has less and less expedable income every year. I understand many of the other fund raisers are centered around people in dire situations. I am not dying of a terminal illness, nor am I raising funds for someone who is. I'm simply trying to raise funds so that I may climb out of my financial hole in order to have the chance to help others. In a way, this could be considered life or death, just not directly so.
Look at this like paying it forward, a phrase used everywhere in today's world. You are giving me, someone you've never met in person, a portion of your hard-earned money with no guarantee of any kind other than my word. You may never see a financial return; then again, the sooner I'm out of debt and on my feet, the sooner I can start that advocacy group I keep talking about. Those groups do need sponsors, and those sponsors do get press time; I'll write down your organization.
On a purely personal note, my financial indebtedness in just under 60-thousand. The average cost of hormone therapy is 200-700 per month, plus doctors. An endocrinologist is required to monitor hormone levels, and they require one or two letters of approval from a credible psychologist/registered psychiatrist. The average cost of gender reassignment surgery is upwards of 15-thousand, plus many transgender women are recommended other surgeries to feminize appearance.
To have and maintain successful and productive social media profiles, I will need to purchase audio, video, and photographic production software such as Adobe. I would also require a gaming-quality laptop or desktop to support such programs. My computer is obsolete, and just died completely, leaving me with only my phone. Renting space for the eventual organizations and supplying the space with adequate equipment and personnel is also very costly. To add to all of this, I recently lost my job with no financial cusion, unemployment elegibility, or VA benefits to speak of.
To date, my parents have been my sole financial sponsors, cosigning on student and car loans. They have offered me their hard-earned cash as much as they could, especially while I was overseas with the U.S. Marine Corps. They are, however, nearing retirement. My mother is already out of work, and my father's employment future is very uncertain following a recent acquisition of his employer by another corporation. All of this on two loving people who are near retirement age with nothing financially to say for their years of intense devotion to family and work. In short, they need a break, and eventually a return on their investment in me.
I'm asking you not to look at this as handing money to the poor, but an investment into the future; an invetment into the advancement of the human race. Without kind people such as yourself, donating your time and money, who knows what rights may not have come to be. Please pay it forward, and I vow on my own life to pay it forward to others in the form of furthuring the advancement of basic human rights.
Thank you so very much.
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