compiling a far from comprehensive list of palestinian fundraisers i'm aware of that are far from their goal (less than 25% raised) and/or stagnating. i will try to update this post at least every couple days - please check the op for updates.
if you can donate at least USD $15 (€14, CAD $20, kr160, £12) and dm me proof, i'll offer a colored sketch commission akin to these drawings (more details here). [EDIT: not accepting new donation comms at the moment until i've worked through my backlog; check back in a week or two!]
even if you're not able to donate that much or at all, please share, and follow the links to the fundraisers - there's much more important information for each one than i'm able to quickly compile into one list.
(created aug 2, updated aug 15)
Hazem Khalil (hazempalestine) - vouched for by bilal-salah0, who has been vetted - €6,015/50k (USD $6,556/$54.6k) raised to evacuate 7 family members
Mohammed Haboub (mohammedhaboubsblog) - shared by 90-ghost - kr85,347/300k (USD $8,108/$28.5k) raised to evacuate 4 family members, along with paying for rent and medical expenses - URGENT RENT + MEDICAL COSTS
Walid Al-Qatrawi (waled-family, waledps) - shared by 90-ghost, instagram - €2,164/€50k (USD $2,362/$54.6k) raised to evacuate a family of 5 with a child on the way - GOFUNDME HAD TO BE CLOSED, DONATIONS STAGNATING SEVERELY
Bilal Abed Rabou (bilalassadabedrabou) - verified by 90-ghost - €7,169/80k (USD $7,814/$87.3k) raised to evacuate a family of 3 + living and education expenses
Israa Alazaiza (isra-elazaiza, sarah-family) - verified #236 - CAD $5,480/48k (USD $3,946/$34,593) raised to evacuate 9 familly members - DONATIONS STAGNATING
Abdelmutei Al-Habil (abdelmutei) - verified by 90-ghost - €8,985/50k (USD $9,794/$54.6k) raised to evacuate 7 family members
Heba Al-Anqar (heba-baker) - shared by 90-ghost - €3,170/60k (USD $3,455/$65,499) raised to evacuate 7 family members + provide for living expenses - DONATIONS SLOWING DOWN
Salahaldin Hor (salahaldinhor) - shared by 90-ghost - €5,032/40k (USD $5,485/$43.6k) raised to evacuate 5 family members + medical and education expenses
Mohammed Atallah (mohammed-atallah) - shared by 90-ghost, organizer's instagram - €11,542/82k (USD $12,581/$89.5k) raised for a bone grafting procedure + rebuilding family home
Fatima Alanqar (fatma93-gaza) - shared by 90-ghost - €4,730/20k (USD $5,156/$21.8k) raised to support a family of 7
Mohammed Matar (matarmoh) - verified by el-shab-hussein - €1,119/€20,000 (USD $1,220/21.8k) raised to evacuate 5 family members, including a 6 month old baby daughter
Mohammed Iwais (mohdiwais) - shared by 90-ghost - kr156,227/500k (USD $14,842/$47.4k) raised to evacuate 10+ family members
Ahmed Abu Shammalah (ahmed8311) - verified by el-shab-hussein - €12,051/100k (USD $13,136/$109k) raised to evacuate 8 family members and provide living expenses - DONATIONS STAGNATING
Wafaa Resh (wafaaresh) - shared by 90-ghost, tiktok - €26,122/100k (USD $28,473/$109k) raised to support 15+ family members
Musab Abed (musababed) - shared by 90-ghost - £3,780/8k (USD $4,838/$8.7k) raised for living and education expenses
Fadi Zakkout (burningnightgiver) - shared by 90-ghost - CAD $10,310/50k (USD $7,423/$36k) raised to evacuate children who have been separated from their parents; their daughter Wafaa needs insulin
Malak Dader (malakabed) - verified by 90-ghost - €5,646/€25k (USD $6,154/$27.2k) raised to support a family of 6 with living and medical expenses + education
Shymaa Taiser (shymaafamily) - #141 - USD $10,878/$50k raised to reunite a father with his children in Gaza and provide for medical expenses
Yousef Hussein (adham-89) - shared by 90-ghost - USD $11,001/50k raised to evacuate 6 family members - DONATIONS STAGNATING
Sujoud Al-Sarsawi (sojid222) - #155 - CAD $10,587/45k (USD $7,623/$32.4k) raised for a single mother and her 3 children - DONATIONS STAGNATING SEVERELY
Siraj Abudayeh (siraj2024) - #219 - CAD $36,515/82k (USD $26,291/$59k) raised to rebuild a family home
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I'm generally not a fan of quantifying oppression or looking at it as a scoreboard, but I frequently hear the claim that if you read the data, it will show that trans women are indisputably the most oppressed of all trans people, and isn't comparable to the level of oppression trans men face. And I looked at some data, from the UK's National LGBT Survey (I was referring to it for some data on transheterosexuality so I had it on hand).
The survey included 3,740 trans women and 3,170 trans men.
Being LGBT in the UK:
Average comfort level being LGBT on a scale of 1-5, with 5 being the most satisfied: 3.10 for trans women, 3.15 for trans men
Average life satisfaction on a scale of 1-10, 10 being the most satisfied: 5.07 for trans men, 5.52 for trans women
The data from this survey indicates that similar proportions of trans men and trans women tended to struggle in their overall experiences living as a trans person.
Openness about gender identity
Entirely closeted with friends: 7.4% of trans women, 2.8% of trans men
Entirely closeted with family members that participant lived with: 20.1% of trans women, 14.5% of trans men)
Entirely closeted with family members that participant did not live with: 25.3% of trans women, 22.0% of trans men
Avoiding being open about gender identity for fear of a negative reaction: 58.9% of trans women, 56.2% of trans men
Avoiding being open about gender identity in public premises or buildings: 67.6% of trans women, 62.4% of trans men
Avoiding being open about gender identity on streets or outdoor public places: 68.1% of trans women, 61.8% of trans men
Avoiding being open about gender identity on public transport: 68.7% of trans women, 58.7% of trans men
Avoiding being open about gender identity in neighborhood: 68.5% of trans women, 56.9% of trans men
Avoiding being open about gender identity in workplace: 60.6% of trans women, 53.0% of trans men
Avoiding being open about gender identity in cafes, restaurants, pubs, or clubs: 61.8% of trans women, 57.5% of trans men
Avoiding being open about gender identity in the park: 54.4% of trans women, 46.2% of trans men
Avoiding being open about gender identity in other environments: 9.0% of trans women, 8.9% of trans men
Avoiding being open about gender identity in athletic environments: 63.1% of trans men, 60.2% of trans women
Avoiding being open about gender identity in schools: 45.6% of trans men, 35.1% of trans women
Avoiding being open about gender identity at home: 38.9% of trans men, 32.4% of trans women
The data from this survey indicates that more trans women than trans men tended to struggle with being open about their gender identity.
Transphobia from people the participant lived with
Verbal harassment: 34.0% of trans men, 22.2% of trans women
Outing: 38.5% of trans men, 23.5% of trans women
Threats of violence: 7.0% of trans men, 6.1% of trans women
Coercive/controlling behavior: 25.0% of trans men, 18.2% of trans women
Physical violence: 6.1% of trans men, 4.2% of trans women
Sexual violence: 2.2% of trans men, 2.1% of trans women
Other transphobic incidents: 29.4% of trans men, 18.3% of trans women
The data from this survey indicates that more trans men than trans women tended to struggle with facing transphobia from people they lived with.
Transphobia from people the participant did not live with
Outing: 29.4% of trans men, 24.6% of trans women
Verbal harassment: 42.2% of trans women, 36.0% of trans men
Threats of violence: 13.7% of trans women, 10.5% of trans men
Physical violence: 7.2% of trans women, 5.6% of trans men
Sexual violence: 6.1% of trans women, 3.9% of trans men
Other transphobic incidents: 27.6% of trans women, 25.8% of trans men
Private sexual images shared without consent: 18.5% of trans women, 13.3% of trans men
Had conversion therapy: 5.0% of trans women, 4.1% of trans men
Offered conversion therapy: 9.3% of trans men, 7.6% of trans women
The data from this survey indicates that more trans women than trans men tended to struggle with facing transphobia from people they did not live with.
Experiences in school/educational institutions
Entirely closeted at school: 16.6% of trans women, 9.3% of trans men
Entirely negative reactions at school: 3.6% of trans women, 2.1% of trans men
Entirely positive reactions at school: 28.9% of trans men, 34.7% of trans women
Outing at school: 77.9% of trans men, 62.9% of trans women
Verbal harassment at school: 73.4% of trans women, 70.0% of trans men
Exclusion from activities at school: 31.7% of trans women, 24.3% of trans men
Threats of violence at school: 25.0% of trans women, 19.8% of trans men
Physical violence at school: 15.1% of trans women, 9.6% of trans men
Sexual violence at school: 12.4% of trans women, 5.0% of trans men
Other transphobic incidents at school: 50.0% of trans men, 47.3% of trans women
The data from this survey indicates that more trans women than trans men tended to struggle with being trans in schools/educational institutions.
Workplace experiences
Had a paid job: 56.9% of trans men, 65.3% of trans women
Entirely closeted with senior colleagues: 33.4% of trans men, 31.5% of trans women
Entirely closeted with colleagues at same/lower level: 30.6% of trans men, 26.6% of trans women
Entirely positive reactions in workplace: 34.7% of trans women, 36.3% of trans men
Entirely negative reactions in workplace: 5.1% of trans women, 3.9% of trans men
Outing at work: 59.9% of trans men, 55.5% of trans women
Verbal harassment at work: 49.6% of trans women, 45.6% of trans men
Exclusion from activities at work: 32.7% of trans women, 21.8% of trans men
Threats of violence at work: 9.6% of trans women, 7.7% of trans men
Physical violence at work: 5.5% of trans women, 3.2% of trans men
Sexual violence at work: 7.0% of trans women, 4.0% of trans men
Other transphobic incidents at work: 54.2% of trans men, 53.3% of trans women
The data from this survey indicates that similar proportions of trans women and trans men tended to struggle with being trans in the workplace, with slightly more trans women struggling.
Public healthcare experiences
Needs ignored: 32.3% of trans men, 24.0% of trans women
Avoided treatment for fear of discrimination: 24.3% of trans men, 17.4% of trans women
Inappropriate questions/curiosity from healthcare workers: 29.0% of trans men, 18.9% of trans women
Discrimination from healthcare staff: 14.2% of trans men, 12.6% of trans women
Inappropriate referral to specialist services: 13.8% of trans men, 10.3% of trans women
Unwanted pressure for medical testing: 10.6% of trans men, 8.6% of trans women
Had to change GP: 10.9% of trans men, 9.7% of trans women
The data from this survey indicates that more trans men than trans women tended to struggle with public healthcare.
Mental healthcare experiences
Average ease accessing mental health services, on a scale of 1-5, with 5 being very easy: 2.49 for trans men, 2.55 for trans women
Unsuccessful accessing mental health services: 28.6% of trans women, 27.7% of trans men
Anxious/embarrassed about accessing mental health services: 40.1% of trans men, 29.1% of trans women
Unsupportive mental health practitioner: 17.0% of trans men, 16.9% of trans women
Average mental health service ratings, on a scale of 1-5, with 5 being completely positive: 3.22 for trans men, 3.40 for trans women
The data from this survey indicates that more trans men than trans women tended to struggle with mental healthcare.
Sexual healthcare experiences
Average ease accessing sexual health services, on a scale of 1-5, with 5 being very easy: 3.72 for trans men, 3.75 for trans women
Unsuccessful accessing sexual health services: 14.6% of trans women, 12.3% of trans men
Anxious/embarrassed about sexual health services: 57.3% of trans men, 31.8% of trans women
Unsupportive sexual health practitioner: 15.1% of trans men, 11.9% of trans women
Rating of sexual health services, on a scale of 1-5, with 5 being completely positive: 4.05 for trans men, 4.10 for trans women
The data from this survey indicates that more trans men than trans women tended to struggle with sexual healthcare.
TLDR: According to the data from this survey, the areas in which trans women tended to face more struggles than trans men were in openness about gender identity, transphobia from people they don't live with, and being trans in educational institutions. The areas in which trans men tended to face more struggles than trans women were in transphobia from people they did live with, public healthcare services, mental healthcare services, and sexual healthcare services. Trans men and trans women struggled similarly with being trans in the workplace, and with their overall experience being trans in the UK, with trans women facing slightly more struggles in the workplace.
Obviously, this is only one survey, and doesn't represent all trans people as it was conducted only in the UK. It's possible that another survey might show trans women struggling more in healthcare, or trans men struggling more in schools.
But I would say this is strong evidence that trans women are not necessarily the most oppressed of all trans people by far in all areas of life. Trans men and trans women both face severe oppression, in some similar and some unique ways, and it helps no one to minimize the suffering of either.
Reading Comprehension Questions:
Did OP say that trans men are more oppressed than trans women? (Hint: No)
Did OP say that trans women oppress trans men? (Hint: Also no)
Did OP say that transmisogyny isn't a real issue, or that trans women shouldn't be allowed to talk about transmisogyny? (Hint: No again)
Did OP say that trans men's oppression is more important than trans women's and deserves to be talked about more? (Hint: Still no)
Did OP say that any issues are exclusive to trans men or trans women and that we have no overlap in our struggles? (Hint: You guessed it- no!)
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There is a scratch mark on the floor of the Council chambers that Mace has never noticed before. Not a deep one, mind, quite shallow. This matters because it’s making the white-hot pulse of agony stabbing through his eyeballs ebb momentarily. Then, he chances a glance upwards at the fidgeting Knight in front of them, and it returns in full force.
Huh, he’s never seen Oppo Rancisis’ face turn that colour before.
“Hmm”, Master Yoda hums, deep and scratchy. His expression is unreadable even to Mace beyond a baseline gremlinness, and the force with which he grips the edges of his seat is making his bones creak. Master of the Order you should become, they said. Follow the calling of the Force, you should. A fulfilling purpose, it will be. Mace is going to hunt the little goblin for sport when this is all over, and he’s going to laugh the whole time.
“Show us the livestream again, could you, Knight Parvo?” Yoda asks. Mace bursts a capillary, he’s pretty sure, and so does poor Knight Parvo, whose orange Mon Cala skin tips all the way into blood red with stress. “Most unusual, this is.”
“Absolutely not!”, Ki Adi intervenes before Mace has to, thank the Force for little mercies. Plo Koon’s tusks tremble slightly with either suppressed laughter or abject horror, maybe both, and Stass Allie has her head in her hands. “The holo stills should be enough”, Ki Adi proceeds to add, and Mace has to reconsider all feelings of grace he just felt towards his fellow Councillor.
He never wants to watch Yoda zoom in on someone’s abs again. Or Depa raise her eyebrows at the curve of thighs bent over the dripping front of a speeder.
“Speeder Wash For Our Troops”, his former padawan reads out loud from a still of what has to be hundreds of the things gathered in the public senate parking lot. “Fund Our Boys And Get A Wet Seeing-To!” The series of images features dozens of Coruscant Guard troopers in various stages of unkitted, gleaming and shining with soap suds and water. The fact that the whole thing is also massive shatterpoint after massive shatterpoint is, quite frankly, insulting.
“Well hello- oh dear”, Obi-Wan’s blue form crackles to life in his chair, followed by several sounds of choking that are definitely not him. Good, Mace thinks acidly. If he has to deal with this, then so does kriffing Skywalker. “I’m sorry, why am I looking at Commander Thorn using a washrag like a lasso on top of a speeder?”
“Oh, the Guard’s little fundraising project”, Bail Organa says, as he steps into the Council chambers. Normally, Mace likes the man well enough. Now, he just smiles and adds on, “I’ve already donated, in mine and Breha’s name. Remotely, of course.”
“The Guard’s fundraising speeder wash?”, Obi-Wan repeats, edges of his holo form flickering with what Mace suspects is Skywalker very unsubtly trying to edge in. Force, but the man really is horrible at any and all stealth, like kissing his secret wife in an open arena in front of his Master. “And they are fundraising for…?”
“GAR budget allocations have to come from somewhere”, Organa shrugs. “And with the tide of public opinion turning, they’ve been tending towards cuts. The Guard feels them more keenly than any other sector - they’ve been reduced from half to quarter rations, and medical supplies have not made more than a token appearance in the last draft. The Chancellor has cancelled three consecutive meetings on the matter, and thus it was agreed that a more hands-on approach was needed. Any surplus will go into the Army fund.”
“Surely it can’t be that dire”, Oppo protests, a slightly less concerning shade of purple now. Senator Organa shrugs again, jostling the smattering of cracks slowly building around his person in a way that makes Mace wince quietly. “It’s all publicly available data, Masters.”
It really can be that dire, as it turns out. And quarter rations is only scratching the surface of how dire, considering the Guard has apparently never had access to bacta in all their posting, and also includes requisitioning forms available to the Senate for reconditionings and decommissionings, two words Mace has only heard Ponds whispers amidst shuddering in the early days of the war before Shaak Ti went off and just about tore some throats out over it.
“Alright”, he concedes, rubbing at his temples. “Fair enough, we have failed to tackle a massive blind spot in the Guard’s well being. There is no Jedi assigned to Coruscant, and that’s an oversight on our behalf. But how in the everloving kriff did this get past the Chancellor and Commander Fox?!”
Who have both signed, black on white. Bail Organa smiles cryptically. “Well, if you scroll a bit past that one image, up to the industrial speeder in the back - Commander Fox is currently having credits stuffed into his codpiece in the back, I believe.”
“HE’S WHAT IN THE WHAT NOW”, Commander Cody screeches through the speaker of Obi-Wan’s holo image, and Mace has to summon every bit of Jedi-serenity he possesses in his body to keep from dropkicking a cackling Yoda through the chamber windows.
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