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How many of you are on snapchat? I have avoided it for a while now but the other day I saw an article about a new filter that can be used on your pictures. There is one for Men and one for Women. The filter basicly takes your picture and alters it by imposing traditionaly male or female characteristics on it. Here is the article that I found.
https://www.newsweek.com/snapchat-gender-swap-filter-how-get...
A writer from Out Magazine has made her displeasure know. She says it makes a joke out of transitioning. Maybe so, but how many of began their jurney wondering if they could ever pass? These pics may not be accurate but they could give hope to those who are afraid.
https://www.out.com/tech/2019/5/13/snapchats-gender-change-f...
I will never be able to transition. I am just to big and tall. I used this filter on my picture and I was completley blown away. I actually started crying because I liked the picture so much. The writer from the magazine may be right. However, that app can still do some good for our community.
Jessica Marie
P.S. I've decided to share the picture that I used this filter on. 
Comments
The Tech is Here.
The Tech is Here. How it is presented is something else. Hopefully Snapchat will present it without any built in bias.
Peoples reaction and comments about it however, will of course be all over the place, good, bad, indifferent and with an agenda.
So,... You need a working current up to date phone and an account?
And how tied in to any real identity is using Snapchat. I have no idea what Snapchat's policy and functionality is.That may not mater much since so many will just be playing with it. In fact, I would not be surprised if fair amount of the comments playing it off as a joke, actually came from those who might at least be actually thinking about the possibility, but would not dare admit it. (That is if you could some how know.)
~Hypatia >i<