one thing that I find super interesting is that trans men tend to have an easier time “passing” than trans women and often get to experience the way men normally are treated in our society without being perceived as transhttps://time.com/transgender-men-sexism/ …
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things that they report: psychological changes after testosterone injections, instantly increased professional authority, witnessing how prevalent casual sexism is among other men, being sometimes perceived as threatening (i.e. women being scared of you in certain situations)
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blows my mind that having a deeper voice just instantly makes you more credible and authoritative: people lean in more, want to listenhttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/09/style/transgender-men-voice-change.html …
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“Indeed, a 2012 study published in PLoS ONE found that both men and women prefer male and female leaders who have lower-pitched voices” -> if you’re a woman pursuing authority, it’s in your best interest to speak in a lower register, hence speech coacheshttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/20/us/politics/women-voices-authority.html …
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Thanks for sharing this. It provides a window and perspective on society that I haven't encountered before
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