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The more I write it seems there is always another experience to look back on.
Over the years (more than a decade) I have written a blog on Google Blogger called “Cyrsti’s Transgender Condo”. The name comes from the name is used before I legalized it to Jessie and Cyrsti became a pen name of sorts. It’s difficult for me to believe but the blog has had over 6500, published posts.
As I write more and more on Medium I’m trying to bring back a few of my older posts which help to explain my gender journey from an earlier perspective.
This post comes from 2020 and involves my ideas on presenting a feminine voice:
“Most transgender women and men obsess with the problem of outing themselves with their voice. It seems no matter how well we present as our preferred gender, a slip up with our voice can ruin our whole day.
As with many other aspects of being transgender, there are many avenues coming along to help with our voices. As well as the many voice feminization services featured on line, more than a few hospitals offer voice therapy. In fact, even the Veteran’s Administration does offer voice therapy too.
There is always the concept of vocal surgery which I have heard has varying levels of success. I have only ever encountered one person who had went through it. To be truthful I wasn’t impressed.
Myself, I pursued the VA services offered to me with varied results. First of all, I was pleasantly surprised they were knowledgeable to what I…
