Boston fraternity raises funds for pledge surgery

Published February 27, 2013 5:00am ET



BOSTON (AP) — A college fraternity in Boston has raised more than twice the money needed to pay for a new pledge’s gender transition surgery.

The Phi Alpha Tau fraternity at Emerson College began raising money for sophomore Donnie Collins early this month after his insurance company wouldn’t cover his breast removal surgery. Their initial goal was $4,800, but donations had exceeded $17,000 by Wednesday afternoon, more than double the procedure’s $8,000 price.

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