There’s a new article out from Smithsonian.com titled “How Transgender Women Are Training Their Voices to Sound More Feminine.” Sounds fine. I did voice training when I transitioned, and I’m grateful I was able to. That sounds like an article I would happily read. So, here’s the subtitle: “Does striving for some ideal female voice just reinforce stereotypes?” The article below the fold is long, and I hope interesting, but I can sum it up easily.

NO!
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