Why Snapchat’s new gender swap feature is problematic for trans people

You’ve probably seen it all over your social media timelines and stories this week — friends using Snapchat’s new gender-bending filter to create uncanny and slightly creepy versions of themselves as men, women, and babies. SNAPCHAT FILTER IS CRAZY! 😂🤣 pic.twitter.com/OzflHJylPC — Aaron Aberasturi C. (@AberasturiAaron) May 12, 2019 So, I did this #Snapchat gender swap filter that everyone is talking about. This is what I got!!! Yeah, I’m happy to be a man 😂😂😂 #GetUpDC pic.twitter.com/jo6Jp1ayu3 — Michael Quander WUSA (@MikeQReports) May 14, 2019 After a series of poor choices and public mishaps over the past couple of years, Snapchat…

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