#It felt safer if I could lower the likelihood of customers thinking I’m trans. So I played up the more “feminine” parts of my personality | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

littlebirdy0301 · 1 year

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I’ve noticed more trans people that don’t voice train or try to speak in a way that may help them “pass” better, & as someone who Got Tired of changing my voice and kinda just stopped a few years ago, it’s a validating thing to see :)

#I’m an afab dude with quite a high pitched voice generally. & I don’t like my voice & would love it to be low #But I just don’t have the energy to change my voice Pre-T #There’s other reasons too like that I worked in retail until recently and I don’t rly pass so it was easier if I presented a bit more fem #It felt safer if I could lower the likelihood of customers thinking I’m trans. So I played up the more “feminine” parts of my personality #And if I was using my high pitched voice all the time at work then it just got exhausting trying to switch back & forth #So I just stopped cause it was too much of a hassle #But I often have this dumb worry that it means I “deserve” to get misgendered if I’m not putting all this energy into trying to pass #Which I would never say about anyone else ofc #So seeing more trans peeps who don’t try to change their voice is a good reminder that we’re allowed to just exist & still deserve respect #And that if someone thinks we should act in a certain way- then that’s their own problem. Not ours.#Lgbt #trans #transgender #pre testosterone #pre transition #we don’t owe “passing” to anyone!! I don’t have to fit into anyone’s idea of what they think a trans person should be like!#<3

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