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 ...

It happened every day—at the grocery store, the mall, even the bank. When Erika Jonell would open her mouth to speak, what came out sounded wrong. She tried to raise the pitch of her voice, from a ...

Gender-affirming voice therapy and surgery can be life-changing. Here's how it helps transgender and nonbinary people find their authentic voice. When Mattie Kimberly “Kimi” Klauser was growing up, ...

Inside her fifth-floor studio in Lower Manhattan, a vocal instructor stands ramrod-straight on a black rug with flower-and-vine patterns. A slender woman with a wide, expressive mouth, Norma Garbo ...