If you are a cisgender person, it’s almost certainly crossed your mind: what was their name before? If you don’t know better, you’ve asked, and probably gotten a response ranging from uncomfortable to outright offended. This might have made you confused and probably also upset. You were just asking a question, how were you supposed […]
The past year has been a whirlwind; following my summer experiences as a member of the Glyndebourne Academy, I moved to a small German town where I’ve been doing more and more singing. When I came out as trans* and started testosterone I let go of my expectations of being a regularly working singer, but […]
It’s been roughly 5 months since my top-surgery, and I’m recovering incredibly well. I had read a lot of articles beforehand on how to deal with recovery, so I thought I was prepared, but in some ways I don’t think I ever would have been. There was about a month where I could barely move, […]
I’ve had an interesting experience with my top-surgery through every step, and as a help to both other trans* people, and their friends/family, I want to recount as much as I can remember. The week before surgery was a breeze, as literally my own plans consisted of getting clothes tailored, and eating food. For me, […]
I’ve been on testosterone for about 8 months now. There have been a whole host of changes that have happened to me physically, emotionally, and vocally. I won’t go into a lot of details about the first two, but here’s a breakdown of the vocal changes: Lower pitch Timbre of singing different quality Low overtones present […]