two selfies. the left one has been put through an “AI” to make me look feminine. the right one is kind of recognisable as the same person, and definitely feminine.

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   Jasmine running (jasmine@chaosfem.tw)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 16:19:51 JST Jasmine running

   In late April 2022, a month and a day after I came out to myself, I installed the FaceLab app (not FaceApp) and fed it a selfie, which it immediately turned into the girl on the left.

   My first reaction was “that looks like a sister I never had!” But then came “that's impossible!” as I realised that the face looking at me from my phone would never exist.

   Still, I'd settle for a hundredth of what I saw there, even just a thousandth. “I don't care, I just can't take it anymore.” So I transitioned.

   And just a few days ago, less than two years later, I took the selfie on the right—and it's actually better.

   (eye contact)