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Transgender voice books and articles

These books and articles about transgender voice are for healthcare specialists who practice voice therapy for our community, but they may be of interest to those doing voice practice on their own or with a voice teacher.

Books

Matthew Mills and Sean Pert (2023). Working with Trans Voice: A Guide to Support and Inspire New, Developing and Established Practitioners. Taylor & Francis, ISBN 9781000872729

Leanne Goldberg, Mark S. Courey, Sarah K. Brown, Sarah K. Rapoport [editors] (2023). Voice and Communication in Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals: Evaluation and Techniques for Clinical Intervention. Springer, ISBN 9783031246326

Matthew Mills and Gillie Stoneham (2020). Voice and Communication Therapy with Trans and Non-Binary People: Sharing the Clinical Space. ISBN: 978-1787751040

Richard K. Adler, Sandy Hirsch, and Jack Pickering (2018). Voice and Communication Therapy for the Transgender/Gender Diverse Client: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide. ISBN: 978-1944883300

Liz Jackson Hearns and Brian Kremer (2018). The Singing Teacher’s Guide to Transgender Voices. ISBN: 978-1635500936

Liz Jackson Hearns with Patrick Maddigan (2018). One Weird Trick: A User’s Guide to Transgender Voice. ISBN: 978-1986757386

Abbie Olszewski, Selah Sullivan, and Adriano Cabral (2018). Here’s How to Teach Voice and Communication Skills to Transgender Women. ISBN: 978-1635500653

Matthew Mills and Gillie Stoneham (2017). The Voice Book for Trans and Non-Binary People: A Practical Guide to Creating and Sustaining Authentic Voice and Communication. ISBN: 978-1785921285

Lynette Nisbet (2012). Girl Talk: The Transgender Guide for Voice and Feminization. ISBN: 978-1611700770

Articles

Oestreicher-Kedem, Y., Jacob, T., Lior, Y., Kurzrock, A., Goldman, M., Wasserzug, O., Nachalon, Y., Neiderman, N. N. C., & Yaish, I. (2024). Voice Perception and Mental Health in Transgender Women. Journal of Voice. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2024.09.003

Doukhan, D., Devauchelle, S., Girard-Monneron, L., Ruz, M. C., Chaddouk, V., Wagner, I., & Rilliard, A. (2024). Voice Passing : a Non-Binary Voice Gender Prediction System for evaluating Transgender voice transition. arXiv. https://doi.org/10.48550/ARXIV.2404.15176

Ahmed, A. A., Kim, L., & Hoffmann, A. L. (2022). ‘This app can help you change your voice’: Authenticity and authority in mobile applications for transgender voice training. Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies, 28(5), 1283–1302. https://doi.org/10.1177/13548565221079459

Ahmed, A. A., Kok, B., Howard, C., & Still, K. (2021). Online Community-based Design of Free and Open Source Software for Transgender Voice Training. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 4(CSCW3), 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1145/3434167

Cler, G. J., McKenna, V. S., Dahl, K. L., & Stepp, C. E. (2020). Longitudinal Case Study of Transgender Voice Changes Under Testosterone Hormone Therapy. Journal of Voice, 34(5), 748–762. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2019.03.006

Smith, C. J. (2020). Culturally Competent Care for Transgender Voice and Communication Intervention. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 5(2), 457–462. https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_persp-19-00117

Gray ML, Courey MS, MD (2019). Transgender Voice and Communication. Otolaryngologic Clinics May 14, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otc.2019.03.007

Hirsch, S. (2017). Combining Voice, Speech Science and Art Approaches to Resonant Challenges in Transgender Voice and Communication Training. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 2(10), 74–82. https://doi.org/10.1044/persp2.sig10.74

Meister, J., Kühn, H., Shehata-Dieler, W., Hagen, R., & Kleinsasser, N. (2016). Perceptual analysis of the male-to-female transgender voice after glottoplasty-the telephone test. The Laryngoscope, 127(4), 875–881. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.26110

Pickering, J. (2015). Transgender Voice and Communication: Introduction and International Context. Perspectives on Voice and Voice Disorders, 25(1), 25–31. https://doi.org/10.1044/vvd25.1.25

Oates, J., & Dacakis, G. (2015). Transgender Voice and Communication: Research Evidence Underpinning Voice Intervention for Male-to-Female Transsexual Women. Perspectives on Voice and Voice Disorders, 25(2), 48–58. https://doi.org/10.1044/vvd25.2.48

Hancock, A. B., & Garabedian, L. M. (2012). Transgender voice and communication treatment: a retrospective chart review of 25 cases. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 48(1), 54–65. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-6984.2012.00185.x

Hancock, A., & Helenius, L. (2012). Adolescent male-to-female transgender voice and communication therapy. Journal of Communication Disorders, 45(5), 313–324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomdis.2012.06.008

Hancock, A. B., Krissinger, J., & Owen, K. (2011). Voice Perceptions and Quality of Life of Transgender People. Journal of Voice, 25(5), 553–558. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2010.07.013

McNeill, E. J. M., Wilson, J. A., Clark, S., & Deakin, J. (2008). Perception of Voice in the Transgender Client. Journal of Voice, 22(6), 727–733. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2006.12.010

Thornton, J. (2008). Working with the transgender voice: The role of the speech and language therapist. Sexologies, 17(4), 271–276. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sexol.2008.08.003

McNeill EJM (2006). Management of the transgender voice. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, Volume 120, Issue 7, July 2006, pp. 521 – 52. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215106001174

Gorham-Rowan, M., & Morris, R. (2006). Aerodynamic Analysis of Male-to-Female Transgender Voice. Journal of Voice, 20(2), 251–262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2005.03.004

Free voice feminization booklet

These materials were written to accompany my Finding Your Female Voice video series.

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