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The TikTok-A-Thon for Trans Healthcare is a yearly fundraiser to raise money for transgender health care. The fundraiser is a livestream organised by trans Tiktok influencers Jory and Mercury Stardust to fundraise for the mutual aid nonprofit Point of Pride. The fundraiser is organised for International Transgender Day of Visibility.

Hosts and guests
The fundraiser is hosted by Mercury Stardust, known as the Trans Handy Ma’am, and TikToker, Jory, known as alluringskull. Stardust has said about the event that “In a time that often feels like it is hard for us to even exist publicly, it's nice to have a refreshing moment of hope.”

The TikTok-A-Thon for Trans Healthcare has included the Point of Pride cofounder Aydian Dowling, Dylan Mulvaney, Mama Tot, V Spehar, makeup artist Darius Hall. Ve’ondre Mitchell, and Zaya Perysian.

Funding provided
The fundraiser funds transgender healthcare provided by for the nonprofit organization Point of Pride, an organization which funds gender-affirming care. The care funded by the fundraiser includes; chest binders, femme shapewear, hormone therapy, telehealth access, permanent hair removal and gender-affirming surgery. 100% of the funds raised is used to fund trans healthcare through the organisations Gender Affirming Care Access fund of scholarships and grants.

In March 2022, Stardust and Jory hosted the first "Tiktok-a-thon" to coincide with International Transgender Day of Visibility, originally aiming to raise $24,000, they raised more than $120,000.

The 2023 fundraiser was a 30-hour livestream on both TikTok and Twitch. The livestream raised over $100,000 in its first hour and $1 million in its first six hours. In total the event raised over US$2 million with 57,500 donors giving money.

The 2024 fundraiser aims to raise $4 million.