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Well, even my friends that know me before my transition say what my look  change very well, almost totally femme (of course some details would be male yet) but ask me abut what will do about my voice, because hey say is almost the only thing that make me be clocked easily.
Even my gestures and moves start to look more natural and femine... so my "enemy" actually is only my voice  :'(
I start  singing class, and try some times to find a natural voice,...but is a so frustrating process.

Agree'd  :-\

My voice in the only thing keeping me from full time  >:(

well, i am full time since 2 months, even be clocked will not stop me from be what i want :P  (but sadly i am close to get a good job in the state...and have a "test period" so i will need to go like boy that months till i get the confirmation in the job, then i had the protections of a public agent and cant remove me easily whitout pay a expensive retribution :P )

Well my job is fully supportive it's more for personal reasons I want to get it down before full time. :P

I don't want to be clocked by every customer I speak to and get treated wierd  ::)

hahah i totally understand you, actually i have a family bussness and work as girl (well sometimes i had a androginous look..but just because  i am a bit flat :P)  but my voice is a totally disaventage, aniway most of the clients know me  from before my transition and i guess they still thinking in me as boy, so i must just hold the breath and try to dont feel bad for be  called "dude or boy" or in any other male way  (and you know, in spanish the genre have a lot more presence in the talk than in english language).

Example:
"You are tired?"  dont have genre in english but in spanish if is male you say "estas cansadO?"  and if is female  you say "estas cansadA?"

:P  But well, i guess in some way my brain is more "pragmatic" and i have a androginous image from myself that make me keep in balance, so i can go full time whitout so much fear of being cloked...well that and the fact what transgender people where i live..usually are more easily clocked because lack of resources than in USA..and i was in a  realtion whit another transgender girl  for 2 years

Both of you should come and post in the "does my voice pass" thread. Voice is actually pretty easy once you learn a couple of simple tricks.

where is that post? :)

Here you go:
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,126967.0.html (https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,126967.0.html) (page 1)
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,126967.460.html (https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,126967.460.html) (page 24, last page)

Voice is actually pretty easy once you learn some simple skills. Most people can achieve a passable voice in 6-months of self-training. You can look for some materials on the web, for example, the video made by Andrea James on YouTube. If you understand Japanese, it would be even better, because the Japanese people have sorted out great tutorials for this.

thanks, i will see how manage it, actually i really dont know how post a sound record in a post, aniway, i know what i sound male just need how change that, i will try looking the videos.

But thanks for the help   ;D

PD: no, i dont undertand japanese, spanish first language...and some english