From the Black Lodge Fundraiser

"From the Black Lodge" is a popup shop that travels to different venues around

the world. We strongly believe in handmade, small batch, independent business. The shop will be filled with products from artists and designers that sellprimarily on the internet. My goal in the creation of “From the Black Lodge” is tohelp these artist bring work to shoppers which they may not have had the chanceto see, and will allow the shoppers to experience and appreciate a unique,specific style. I will also be giving the artists I represent an opportunity to sharetheir efforts, and to spread the awareness of their craft without taking a hugefinancial risk on their own.

blacklodge from Amanda Moore on Vimeo.

Some of the artists FTBL will be working with are:

Ovate

Guts, Glam Glory

Morph

Death/Traitors

Terra Luna

Wicked Apothecary

Thrillhaus

Lisa Muerta leather works

David Guy

& many others

  When you contribute to this project, you will be offered a handful of rewards.
The goal is to help others, both shoppers and artists in the pursuit of keeping a
unique style, and handmade, artisan projects alive, and I am hoping this goal will
be shared by friends, family, artists and all those who appreciate the small batch,
independent business.

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/from-the-black-lodge

January Rising | Transgender Surgery Fundraiser

With a contribution of $25.00, you may receive a limited edition OCC Makeup Lip Tar, January Rising, created *exclusively* for this campaign, for all of your help.

"Three years ago I decided to throw caution to the wind and embrace an identity that felt inherent, albeit deeply repressed. As an individual who was coercively assigned male at birth, identifying as female from an early age felt deeply shameful, frightening, and at times ridiculuous. Without the language or the backbone of a community to support me, it was easy to be led astray by the narrow two-gender system presented by society. Unfortunately, this is not unique to my experience.

I decided the only way to move forward with my life was to stop ignoring the elephant in every space I set foot in, and begin my transition rites."

• On January 15th, 2010, I began hormone replacement therapy as monitored by my primary care physician and the informed consent model of handling differently gendered individuals.

• On January 1st, 2011, I came out publicly as a trans woman and began the process of having people call me by my chosen name (which I then changed legally at a later time).

• On January 15th, 2011, I had an event at my house called "January Rising". It was the first time my friends and I got to share space without the facade of a feigned identity separating us.

Why Fundraise, Why Not Insurance?

"Now, after three years after beginning hormone replacement therapy, and after two years of passing through the world as January Hunt, I have come to a halting stop, realizing the remaining steps towards overcoming are perhaps the biggest, most expensive, and invasive of all. Surgery is not for everyone, and certainly not for every person of transgender or transsexual experience, but for me it is necessary for my health - mental and emotional. "

"The medical industry/industrial complex has effectively kept transgender people from accessing their bodies for many years, partially through bureaucratic procedural hurdles, and partly through general ignorance of trans experiences. Because of that, the medical industry insists on labelling gender confirming/affirming surgeries as cosmetic rather than medically necessary. The ripple effect is that most private and public health insurance organizations do not cover surgeries for transgender people, even if deemed medically necessary by a physician or therapist. The problem with this is evident, and there are statistics to prove that for many people, medical and surgical transition, is necessary to their survival.

Left with few other options and a stubborn drive, I decided to develop a fundraising campaign and make the next step towards hope public."

January has reached $9,376 of her $30,000 goal. Only 28 days to go!

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/january-rising-transgender-surgery-fundraiser