Harmony and Identity: Supporting the Singing Voice in Gender-Affirming Care

Fall Voice Conference - Denver, CO

Thursday, September 24, 2026 - 10am

Thank you for attending Harmony and Identity! This page provides some resources for Trans Voice 101, cultural humility when working with the trans community, and our references from the talk. For more information on us and to contact us, scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page.

Gender Affirming Voice Resource List

Websites

Advocates for Transgender Equality (A4TE) - https://transequality.org/
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) - https://www.aclu.org/issues/lgbtq-rights/transgender-rights
brownboiproject.org
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) - https://glma.org/
glaad.org - Tips for Allies of Transgender People
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) - https://pflag.org/
National Center for Transgender Equality (transequality.org) - Supporting the Transgender People in Your Life: A Guide to Being a Good Ally
thetrevorproject.org - Resource Center
transgender.org Trans 101 Resource Guide
translifeline.org
Q Center at Purdue University LGBTQ+ Glossary
vocalcongruence.org: GAVC Provider Map and other resources for patients
World Professional Association for Transgender Health (wpath.org) - Standards of Care; USPATH

Books

Beyond the Gender Binary - Vaid-Menon
Gender Outlaws: the Next Generation - Bornstein and Bergman
He/She/They: How We Talk about Gender and Why It Matters - Bailar
One Weird Trick: A User’s Guide to Transgender Voice by Liz Jackson and Patrick Maddigan
Queering Vocal Pedagogy by William Sauerland
The Lives of Transgender People by Genny Beemyn and Susan Rankin
The Reflective Workbook for... Book Series (for partners, families, teachers) - D.M. Maynard
The Singing Teacher’s Guide to Transgender Voices by Liz Jackson and Brian Kremer
The Voice Book for Trans and Non-Binary People - Mills and Stoneham
Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource by and for Transgender Communities - edited by Erickson-Schroth
Transforming Voice and Communication with Transgender and Gender-Diverse People - Hancock and Siegfriedt
Transgender History - Susan Stryker
Voice and Communication Therapy for the Transgender/Gender Diverse Client: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide by Richard K. Adler, Sandy Hirsch, & Jack Pickering
Whipping Girl - Julia Serano

Journal Articles

Defining Goals of Transfeminine Individuals Seeking Gender-Affirming Voice Therapy: A Qualitative Study. François et al.
Exogenous Testosterone and the Transgender Singing Voice: A 30-Month Case Study by Ari Agha & Laura Hynes (available as a summary on Ari’s website)
Effectiveness of testosterone therapy for masculinizing voice in transgender patients: A meta-analytic review. Ziegler et al.
Gender-Affirming Voice Training for Trans Women: Effectiveness of Training on Patient-Reported Outcomes and Listener Perceptions of Voice. Oates et al.
Transgender phonosurgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Song et al.
Types of Testosterone Therapy and Their Effects on the Voices of Transgender Singers (Journal of Singing) by Tessa Romano
Voice and communication for gender non-conforming individuals: Giving voice to the person inside. Davies et al.
Who or what has the capacity to influence voice production? Azul et al.

Clinicians and Pedagogues

Renee Yoxon, nonbinary voice teacher in Canada with a robust blog and video content
Eli Conley, trans man singer/songwriter and voice teacher of singers on Testosterone
Peter Fullerton, transmasculine voice teacher of singers on Testosterone

Trainings and Conferences

EPATH, USPATH, WPATH Symposia
International Association of Trans Voice Surgeons Conference
LaTrobe University - Speech Pathology with Trans and Gender Diverse People
MedBridge:
- Gender Affirmative Voice Training: Approach and Technique - Wynde Vastine and Dr. Leah Helou
- Cultural Humility With Transgender and Nonbinary People - Wynde Vastine and Dr. Leah Helou
- Hirsch’s Acoustic Assumptions: A Gender Spectra Resonance Master Class - Sandy Hirsch
- Hirsch’s Acoustic Assumptions: Nuancing Resonance for a Gender Affirming Voice - Sandy Hirsch
Moving Trans History Forward Conference
Safe Space Training
The CREDIT Institute: the Trans Voice Elective & Intersectional CREDIT
The Voice Lab Inc. thevoicelabinc.thinkific.com
Trans Studies Conference
WPATH Global Education Institute: courses, certification, mentoring

Our References

Bigler, A. R. (2026). Homepage. https://ameliarollingsbigler.com
Chang, J., Brown, S. K., Hu, S., Sivakumar, G., Sataluri, M., Goldberg, L., & Courey, M. S. (2021). Effect of Wendler Glottoplasty on Acoustic Measures of Voice. The Laryngoscope, 131(3), 583–586. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.28764
Chang, J., Courey, M. (2025). Voice Feminization Surgery. In: Seth, R., Knott, P.D. (eds) Gender Affirming Surgery of the Face and Neck. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-82884-3_20
Coffin, B. (1980). Coffin’s overtones of bel canto: Phonetic basis of artistic singing: With 100 chromatic vowel-chart exercises. Scarecrow Press.
Dahl, K. L., François, F. A., Buckley, D. P., & Stepp, C. E. (2022). Voice and Speech Changes in Transmasculine Individuals Following Circumlaryngeal Massage and Laryngeal Reposturing. American journal of speech-language pathology, 31(3), 1368–1382.
D'haeseleer, E., Papeleu, T., Leyns, C., Adriaansen, A., Meerschman, I., & Tomassen, P. (2025). Voice outcome of glottoplasty in trans women. Journal of Voice, 39(4), 1141.e1–1141.e11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2023.01.013
Dolquist, D., Vargas, V., Isaacs, S., & Chiang, A. (2025). The Bound Breath: Transmasculine and Gender Nonconforming Singers' Perceived Effects of Chest Binding on Singing. Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation, S0892-1997(25)00156-0. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2025.04.009
Hess, M.M., Hess, B. Survey on voice feminization surgery: current practices, assessment techniques, and postoperative outcomes. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 282, 6373–6381 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-025-09772-4
Myers, B., & Bell, T. (2020). Adapting Vocal Function Exercises for Voice Masculinization. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 5(4), 861–866. https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_PERSP-20-00076
Ragan, K. (2020). A systematic approach to voice: The Art of Studio Application (1st ed.). Plural Publishing, Inc. 143.
Tarbox, M. (2026). Homepage. https://maddietarbox.com