ニューヨーク・タイムズのインスタグラム(nytimes) - 4月27日 06時43分

In her 30s, Sophie Marat used to record herself reading poetry aloud. Then, she’d play it back to hear if she sounded like a woman. Sophie, who’s transgender, spent years trying to remake her voice in private by speaking in a higher pitch. “I was feeling like changing my voice to match my gender identity was almost impossible,” said Sophie, who’s now 42. Her transition from male to female has been a gradual evolution. In the past, her confidence would falter with everyday tasks like ordering takeout. “It was really painful to speak on the phone,” she said, “because they would reply, ‘OK, sir.’” That was before she started her weekly sessions with a voice therapist at NYU’s speech-language-hearing clinic, one of a growing number of programs that cater to #transgender clients. A lot of what transgender women learn in voice therapy is how to safely use their vocal anatomy to create a higher pitch and oral resonance without straining. @caitochs photographed Sophie blowing bubbles into a cup, an exercise meant to relax the vocal tract muscles and maximize efficient vibration. Visit the link in our profile to read more.

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