SEOUL, South Korea ¨C At a bar in Euljiro, one of Seoul¡¯s up-and-coming hip neighborhoods, two voices intertwined in a duet. One was high-pitched, the other an octave lower.
But there was only one singer, a 27-year-old named jiGook. The other voice was a recording made years ago, before he began his transition and hormone therapy deepened his voice.
¡°I don¡¯t want to forget about my old self,¡± he told the 50 or so people at the performance, a fundraiser for a group that supports young LGBTQ Koreans. ¡°I love myself before I started hormone therapy, and I love myself as who I am now.¡±
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