Elevator Pitch
We’re raising £3207
to kick-start a functional clothing brand: This Is Me.This social enterprise aims to make the world a better place in 3 main ways:
1. Helping the LGBT+ community be confident with expressing their true selves with our unique functional clothing
2. Providing a forum for minority groups to get advice and support from the community
3. Giving 20% of everything we make back into the community with giveaways and donations
Ding! Sopleasehelpthecausebysharinganddonatingokaythanksbye!
This Is Us
Hello! We are
Shaaba Lotun and Jamie Raines, two post-grad students from Essex.Shaaba studies law and business management, and enjoys playing the piano, being bossy, and making really quirky cakes.
Jamie studies pyschology, and enjoys video-gaming, Coca-Cola, and naps.
We're both utterly obsessed with cats, YouTube, and helping the LGBT+ community.
If you want to know more about us, feel free to ask!
Once upon a time…
Jamie came out as
transgender in 2011, and we’ve been documenting Jamie’s transition online ever
since.He takes lots of photos of his face, we talk about transitioning, and we record ourselves doing silly things to make people smile. We're so proud to hear so many LGBT+ people, friends, and family, say that we've managed to help them, and we don't plan on stopping any time soon!
It's our aim to continue building awareness and understanding of the LGBT+ community, hopefully leading to greater acceptance and equality, and we think This Is Me. is just the way to do it.
Jamie answers community questions almost every day, and every week we put up new videos to try and increase confidence and understanding of what being transgender means.
We are so committed to this cause, and by supporting us with this venture, you too will help promote equality and allow people to embrace their true selves.
Donations will go
towards
Brand completion -
£25Registration and
brand protection - £530
Website domains and
hosting - £180
Stationery, printing,
packing and postage - £340
Photoshoot
equipment - £70
Stock (wristbands,
caps, t-shirts, posters, bags, stickers) - £1200
Any amounts received
above our minimum target will go towards additional stock, travel reimbursement
for LGBT+ models, and initial giveaways and donations to the LGBT+ community.
We have already
spent over £300 of our personal funds on setting up This Is Me., and community
giveaways.
Your Rewards
We really do appreciate
all of your support, whether it be through donating, or simply feeling inspired
to be confident and yourself!As just a small thank you for any donation, do take a look at the rewards that we are super excited to give away.
Keep up to date!
We’ll be posting
regular updates on Facebook here:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thisisme.ofcl/?ref=bookmarks
Follow the page to
get some updates!
If you want to see
why this all started, take a look here:
https://www.youtube.com/user/MrPinocchio17
https://www.facebook.com/jamiearaines/
annnddd…. ACTION!
We’re both very
invested in promoting LGBT+ awareness, understanding, and equality. Just in
case you’re interested, here are just a few of the projects that we’ve been
involved in. They’re all fantastic causes, so be sure to follow their project
pages for updates, releases, and exciting news!
The Selfie
Timelapse: https://www.buzzfeed.com/patrickstrudwick/this-trans-guy-took-a-selfie-every-day-for-3-years-to-show-h?utm_term=.rl473qe25#.cqMB2eZKJ
Dear Buzzfeed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYuipbRGu5s
Channel 4, Born in
the Wrong Body Season: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/born-in-the-wrong-body-season
Turning Point
Documentary: https://www.facebook.com/Turning-Point-1716536281948292/?fref=ts
No Filter, Pride in
London: http://prideinlondon.org/campaigns/nofilter
Outcome: https://twitter.com/OutcomeLGBT
Acts of Greatness: http://actsofgreatness.org/
Thank you.
Thank you so much
for taking the time to look through our campaign page.If you’re able and
willing, please spread the message of This Is Me. and support its beginning in
any way you can.
At the very least,
just remember to be proud of who you are.
Enjoy the rest of
your day!
