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60-year-old South African trans woman raises funds for surgery
Original: My name is Gillian Brinton. I am a 60-year-old transgender woman living in South Africa, and I am raising funds to help
Gillian Brinton, a 60-year-old transgender woman living in South Africa, is raising money to pay for gender-affirming surgery and related healthcare costs she says she cannot cover on her own. She explains that she began her transition later in life after spending decades before coming out, and is appealing to mutual aid networks for support.
Why now: A mutual aid fundraiser is circulating online, drawing attention and small-scale support for her appeal.
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- My name is Gillian Brinton. I am a 60-year-old transgender woman living in South Africa, and I am raising funds to help me access gender-affirming surgery and the associated healthcare costs that I cannot meet on my own. I began this journey later in life after spending decades… · comrade@mutualaidspace.org · 15
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