Program at the U of M helps transgender women…sound like women…:<\/p>\n\n\n
“Every time [“Alice”, the transgender woman who is one of this story’s subjects] called [her grandmother] in high school, she would say, ‘Oh, your voice is getting deeper, you sound like you’re growing into such a nice man, you’re going to be like your dad,'” Alice said.
Those were painful words to hear [of course they were<\/em> – Ed]. Alice remembers artificially raising the pitch of her voice to thwart her grandmother’s comments.
It wasn’t until years later that Alice realized she was transgender. She started to publicly transition during her senior year in college. She’s 23 now and recently graduated from a speech therapy program that helps transgender people safely adjust how they speak, so they can sound more like themselves.
“I’m at a point where for like 90 plus percent of the time, I’m happy with how I sound and how I’m perceived by other people,” Alice said. “This is something I never expected to be in a position of. And it’s really exciting.”
<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n…but only the kind of women they approve of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alice did adopt some behaviors, such as using her hands differently when she spoke. But she refused to fall in line with gender norms she thought were antiquated or offensive.
“I am a feminist. I’m going to act like it. Just because this is a typical feminine behavior, if it is just a very patriarchal, like trying to silence and subdue women, I’m not going to do that,” Alice said. “It’s not worth it.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nWait’ll the Progressive Powers that Be learn that people think they can turn their intesectional triggers on and off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She’ll never do lunch in the Warehouse District again. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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