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 ...

Transfeminine people with deep, stereotypically masculine voices may train their voices to sound more in line with their gender identity. Working with a vocal coach or an app can help them speak in a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Transgender voice therapy is a type of gender-affirming care. It consists of vocal training that helps people with gender dysphoria align their voices with their gender identity. Voice therapy for ...

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 ...