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Transgender people face a lot of struggles in general, with one notable struggle being the ability to afford college. I know that I myself haven't even figured out how I'm going to afford college. I would say that one difficulty is that parents are expected to fund a student's education, and in the absence of parental support, receiving enough financial aid to afford college is very difficult. Due to the struggles that trans people face (such as being mistreated or undervalued by family members) being ignored by society, it can be difficult for trans people to express that they are in need of additional financial support. It can be hard to speak up about these struggles after a lifetime of being put down for them. Honestly, I’m starting to feel like the whole experience of being trans is just one long, hard, desperate cash grab. I can’t stop thinking about how I’m going to afford everything I need to have. I can’t stop thinking about how being trans will affect my chances of getting into university, of finding jobs, of acquiring housing, of attaining a life for myself when every interaction is another opportunity to be disappointed. Transgender people also face disproportionately high rates of mental illness. I personally am familiar with how difficult it is to support yourself, and carry out your day-to-day tasks much less set aside the initiative and creativity to do something such as apply to college when you are struggling with mental illness. The more we struggle, the harder it is to apply ourselves, and the harder it is to apply ourselves, the less resources we have to get ourselves out of this trap. But, thanks to the generosity of scholarships, I know some lucky trans people (including myself, hopefully,) are going to get to go to college thanks to the Transgender First Scholarship. Please consider donating to the Transgender First scholarship so that more transgender people in need of financial support can go to college. Higher education is an invaluable resource that allows someone to create a change in the world for the better. https://www.onlinedegree.com/transgender-first-scholarship/

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