Dena is trying to learn a new voice. Over the course of the past year, she’s had nearly two dozen training sessions at George Washington University’s Speech and Hearing Center. During that time, she’s ...

For a lot of transgender people, their voice is a major source of gender dysphoria, which is a feeling of significant distress or impairment that stems from a strong desire to be another gender. As ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. CATHY WURZER: Like it or not, the sound of your voice says a lot about you. Trust me, I know this. I'm a radio host. And for some transgender people, a key ...

NORTHAMPTON — Five years ago, Cooley Dickinson speech language pathologist Laurie Korza began doing gender-affirming voice training with a transgender patient for the first time. Today, these patients ...

The National Institute of Health (NIH) has awarded over $200,000 to researchers to create a "transgender voice training" app that aims, in part, to help trans women sound more feminine. A transgender ...

A soft-spoken, middle-aged woman slides into a chair in a small, bare room at George Washington University’s Speech and Hearing Center, then smiles at the clinician sitting across from her. After a ...

Think about all the ways you show the world who you are. How you dress, how you look, what you prefer to be called, who you spend your time with, even how you sound — they all convey your specific ...

This story was originally published in Uncloseted Media, an LGBTQ focused investigative news outlet. On “Blurring Time,” the title track to Bells Larsen’s latest album, listeners hear the song sway ...

Trans voice training, explained: This guide explains the ins and outs of affirming voice training for those just starting their journey. “I can pass if I don't talk,” Rax, a Los Angeles-based ...

Some trans women, transfeminine people, and other gender-expansive folks may opt for voice feminization surgery when medically transitioning. As such, voice feminization surgery is a type of gender ...

Calling customer service is a situation we all know and dread. We navigate a maze of automated voice commands, hoping to speak with a real live person. For some that live connection is a relief—but ...