My Mouth in the New York Times

In today’s online edition (and in print on Sunday), my first byline in the Times: “This Is My Voice One Year on T.” This article was several months in the making, starting as more as a reported piece. Then, it became clear that something more personal was what was needed. You can read it for free here.

A lot of interviews didn’t make their way into the final article, but nonetheless informed it greatly: Conversations with Elijah McCormack, Lucas Bouk, LJ White (whose new EP is a must-listen), Bryce McClendon (whose podcast Beyond Travesti is also a must-listen), Teiya Kasahara (whose Project T just launched this summer), Ari Agha (whose scientific paper is a must-read, and whose Key of T project is also very interesting), and Poe Allphin (whose article in Resonance should be added to the very top of your list). Some other resources: Opera MODO’s TNBGD Directory (please, please hire trans singers), NYU’s Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic (which offers free, online gender affirming speech classes), as well as The Voice Lab and Trans Voice Studio (for trans-focused singing lessons).

This article would not have made it if not for Rachel Saltz’s sensitive edits, Lindsay Perryman’s attention-grabbing photos (maybe I should have brushed my teeth better…), encouragement from colleagues Steve Smith and Zachary Woolfe, not to mention my wonderful singing teacher Daniel Moody. Lastly, I want to thank my in-house proofreader Jonah Piersanti, who probably read about 20 drafts and said “I love it” about each one.