Soon-to-be college senior Jake is asking for online donations to pay for his gastric bypass surgery. From his story:

...I don't write this to frighten you, or me (although it does), or to elicit your pity—I need to give you some idea of what I'm working with. I, like many of my excessively-overweight peers, don't spend my life committed to losing weight. I spend my life living, inking out an existence the same as you, but under the persistent heaviness of health, of society, of normalcy, of 600 pounds. Those who dare to know me, know that I am young, ambitious, and ready to take things head-on. I’m a part of many clubs, work through and with various departments on campus, and help to lead my peers on a daily basis. Did I mention that I'm also a drag queen?

So far he's raised $2,610.77 of his $60,000 goal.

Photo from mybypasssurgery.com.