Quotei never made any attempt to "redo" my voice. the truth is i think speaking in my own voice adds to my credibility among my peers. i've heard enough of the "transvoice" to turn me off forever, it's so plastic it crinkles.
but then, i'm not into "passing" either. i hated "passing" as a man and i, being a woman, feel no need to "pass" as female. being real, being just who i am without reservation is the basis of my happiness and utility as a human being. my experience has been that the less i try to impress others the more impressed they seem to be.
just the experience of one woman, may not work for all.
Is there such a thing as voice dysphoria too? I would never feel right using my male voice becuase that is not
what I feel inside and I despise my male voice as much as the rest of my body, or at least my body prior to HRT.
And I don't think anyone needs to resign themselves to having a "transvoice". With enough effort and time I think
anyone can develop a passing and attractive voice. I think this may also be effected by age and sexual orientation.
A young TS (or any) who is not attached prior to transition and is attracted to men MUST change their voice to
ever have any hope of forming a relationship. If you have the self confidence to speak in a mans voice more power
to you.
As far as my mind voice, I never realized it but most of the time when I'm speaking out loud it's not male or female but always
very happy and sweet sounding, maybe reflecting what I usually feel on the inside. And I noticed that when I read
something it takes on the sound of what I think the character I'm reading would sound like. And when I type something like
this post, or an email or a business letter it always sounds female. Really cool and really odd that the mind works that way.
Amanda
