This transgender guy took a selfie every day for three years to show how his face was changing

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“I didn't like looking in the mirror before I started testosterone therapy. Now I'm happy when I look at myself." Student and YouTube star 21-year-old Jamie Raines started taking testosterone at the age of 18, a hormone that makes the appearance, voice and body of transgender men masculine.

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This transgender guy took a selfie every day for three years to show how his face was changing
Source: buzzfeed.com

This transgender guy took a selfie every day for three years to show how his face was changing

1. Here is Jamie on the first day, holding the medicine.

This transgender guy took a selfie every day for three years to show how his face was changing

2. He decided to document his transformation by taking selfies every day. “I only wanted to do it for the first year, but I didn’t grow facial hair the first year.”

This transgender guy took a selfie every day for three years to show how his face was changing

3. At first, the changes were barely noticeable.

This transgender guy took a selfie every day for three years to show how his face was changing

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This transgender guy took a selfie every day for three years to show how his face was changing

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This transgender guy took a selfie every day for three years to show how his face was changing

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This transgender guy took a selfie every day for three years to show how his face was changing

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This transgender guy took a selfie every day for three years to show how his face was changing

8. But in the second year he began to notice more and more changes. "The face has become longer, the cheeks have shrunk."

This transgender guy took a selfie every day for three years to show how his face was changing

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This transgender guy took a selfie every day for three years to show how his face was changing

10. Raines noticed that his nose had changed.

This transgender guy took a selfie every day for three years to show how his face was changing

11. After two years of therapy, facial hair appeared. "It was so great!"

This transgender guy took a selfie every day for three years to show how his face was changing

12. The beard and mustache continued to grow ...

This transgender guy took a selfie every day for three years to show how his face was changing

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This transgender guy took a selfie every day for three years to show how his face was changing

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This transgender guy took a selfie every day for three years to show how his face was changing

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This transgender guy took a selfie every day for three years to show how his face was changing

16. Finally, after three years of taking testosterone, Jamie grew a full beard. This is one of his last photographs (beard + socks drying on a radiator).

This transgender guy took a selfie every day for three years to show how his face was changing

17. And here are two pictures for comparison, in the same clothes!

1400 photographs Raines turned into a video.

This transgender guy took a selfie every day for three years to show how his face was changing

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This transgender guy took a selfie every day for three years to show how his face was changing

19. Jamie on the beach and at the graduation.

This transgender guy took a selfie every day for three years to show how his face was changing

20. Jamie with his girlfriend Shaaba.

Keywords: Hormones | Face | Selfie | Testosterone

     

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