Me, an old white trans woman, taking a no-makeup, messy-haired selfie from the closet mirror of my poorly lit home server room while wearing my go-to daily outfit, skinny jeans and a not-very-femme T-shirt

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   Lisa (lisa@beige.party)'s status on Thursday, 18-Apr-2024 10:04:59 JST Lisa

   I'm not a selfie queen. I don't normally like to look at photos of myself, let alone share them with anyone else.

   And yet...

   My therapist told me I need to take selfies, if for no other reason to document the progress of my transition for myself. And that I can just keep them locked away in my photo library.

   And yet...

   Sometimes I look at these very unremarkable pictures and feel very "meh" about them. Or I frown in disappointment. Because I don't see the girl. Or at least a girl that could be described as even a little bit pretty.

   And yet...

   I'm showing you a no-makeup, messy-haired selfie taken from the closet mirror of my poorly lit home server room while wearing my go-to daily outfit, skinny jeans and a not-very-femme T-shirt.

   Why am I doing this?

   Because this time I did see the girl. And she actually seems girl-shaped. And happy. And I don't think she'll frighten small children.

   So, there ya go, now you know what I look like.

   Be kind, please.