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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.

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     Joe Ortiz (joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Thursday, 18-Apr-2024 10:04:58 JST Joe Ortiz

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     @lisa You look very girly-like Lisa, and I'm glad you're taking a great step in sharing your transition progress!

     BTW, that room looks good for a server room!

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     Joe Ortiz (joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Thursday, 18-Apr-2024 10:56:02 JST Joe Ortiz

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     @lisa You do remind me of Bernie Wagenblast, who used to be the voice of NYC subways as a public address person who's still heard today but she's a much different person now. She's just as old as you are with a similar story. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/06/nyregion/bernie-wagenblast-new-york-subway-transgender.html

     https://apnews.com/article/transgender-pride-wagenblast-subways-genderaffirming-f3f185e9a606e2340905e3d7f765e8b7

     https://www.intomore.com/culture/the-voice-of-new-york-citys-subway-announcements-is-a-proud-thriving-trans-woman/

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     Lisa (lisa@beige.party)'s status on Thursday, 18-Apr-2024 10:56:04 JST Lisa

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     • Joe Ortiz

     @joeo10 Thank you so much! 😊🥰💖

     And, what can I say, I'm a neat freak. 😂