Meet Alvar

Alvar (he/him) is a 23-year-old disabled transgender man living in Texas that has been struggling to access a hysterectomy. Due to his disabilities, he has to get accommodations at work that limit his hours. Because of the small number of hours he works, he lives paycheck to paycheck under the poverty line with around 70% of his income going to rent. With the deductible being too high for his hysterectomy, he attempted to raise funds via GoFundMe, but was unsuccessful.

Alvar lives with two transgender roommates that are his found family and best friends. They helped him escape from a poor living situation 3 years ago. He is a creative hoping to finish a degree someday in animation. He is an animal lover, with one of his best friends being his 16 year old cat, Kiwi, and a tea lover.

Being as that Alvar lives in Texas and doesn’t have the ability to relocate, reproductive laws currently are very restrictive. He is a queer trans man and if he were to get pregnant, it would cause immense harm to him both physically and mentally. He also has experienced uterine atrophy on HRT, causing him to have intense pain, discomfort, and nausea. Receiving a hysterectomy will improve Alvar’s health and quality of life tenfold.