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:Â 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.
- Finding Your Female Voice Workbook
- genderlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/voicebook020.pdf