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My Nonbinary Gender Journey general trans advice life Nov 01, 2023

So I am a 35-year-old non-binary person who uses they/them pronouns. And I want to tell you a little bit about how I got here. This is my gender journey! I just wanted to tell you a little bit about how I went from Assigned Female at Birth to proudly nonbinary for the last ten years.

As far back...

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It's Never Too Late to Begin Your Gender Transition general trans advice life Oct 30, 2023

Hey there! It's me, Renée, and I've got something important to tell you. You probably know that I'm a gender-affirming voice teacher, and over the years, I've had the privilege of meeting and working with hundreds of trans individuals. What I've learned from all these incredible...

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My Playful Approach to Correcting Pronouns: The Misgendering Jar general trans advice life Oct 18, 2023

Growing up, I've always had a close bond with my parents, who happen to be Baby Boomers. While they've been accepting of my nonbinary identity, getting them to consistently use the correct pronouns took some time. However, I realized that approaching the situation with humour and levity worked...

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Early signs that I was nonbinary general trans advice life Feb 10, 2023

I'm 35 years old, and I've been identifying as nonbinary for about ten years. But, well before that, when I think back to being 18 years old, there were some signs that I was nonbinary early on. I want to share one of those signs with you.

When I was in university, right out of high school, I...

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Hot take: you can be neither cis nor trans general trans advice life Sep 29, 2022

This commenter says, “wait, you can be cis or trans or neither? how does neither work? Isn’t it an either/or thing?”

I’m no expert on the philosophy of gender, so this is simply my understanding of things. But my working definition of a transgender person is someone who...

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Degendering The Voice #2: Voice Types general trans advice nonbinary voice voice feminization voice masculinization Sep 15, 2022

Welcome to the second instalment of Degendering The Voice, also known as BIOLOGICAL ESSENTIALISM MAKES FOOLS OF US ALL!

I created this series to help voice teachers like choral directors and private singing instructors create more welcoming teaching environments for trans and nonbinary...

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