"I'm still pre t" I'm shook

My voice is the only reason I don't pass. Just the other day I was at a meeting and I said something and this girl just stared at me for a long time. After a while, she said "Forgive me for staring, but with the way you were dressed, I had no idea you were a girl!" Crushed.

I would say my chest and my voice are why I am so dysphoric

"oh yeah i just stopped binding" me, throwing my binder out the window: THERE MUST BE A SACRIFICE

"First of all I stopped binding " *me has left the chat*

Bro me and the boys with hella deep voices pre T, we gonna be soundin like morgan freeman

Aight. I've cut my hair, I've got sports bras, and now I know how to lower my voice without T. Operation closeted trans is a go!

I can't believe you can get so low without T, that's craaaazy ahah. I gotta try this.

Only nineteen but your mind is older...

i refer to myself as a cis dude, even though i’m intersex. i was raised male and my mind is male, so that’s why i like to think of myself as being cis. i’m very insecure about my body because of my hormone issues, making my chest be _a lot_ more feminine than i would ever want it to be. the kids in my class would call me “she-male” and other shitty things and it made me just hate my body even more. i have always been more self conscious about my voice, because it doesn’t have the texture of a post-pubescent guy, i sound young. if anyone, especially trans guys want tips to making their voice cis-passing pre-t, i have you covered, my man. - firstly, talk with your chest-super important. my voice used to be really high but once i got older my voice shifted down into my chest-as it does with cis guys. this will help make your voice sound more hollow, rather than being up in your throat. - actually taking the time to lower your larynx and speak with your vocal folds deeper in your throat, will help overall to make your voice sound deeper. but make sure to only lower it to where it feel comfortable, don’t hurt yourself. - also, taking from the back of your mouth and throat can also help texturize your voice. it won’t be the thickened texture that testosterone will provide, but it works well. to talk with the back of your mouth, it can be done by tightening the top of your vocal folds and lowering the back of your tongue while you talk. - also, speech patterns are important as well. there are specific ways that make your speech rather than voice feminine or masculine. try to talk slower and almost kind of arch your wording without jumping back up into your throat. i don’t really know how to explain it sorry. - but most importantly, be safe. don’t hurt yourself whilst doing this, and remember that this is just a temporary situation hopefully. though, if and when you start testosterone, still talk with your chest and with other masc ways of speaking-this will help avoid the “tr*nny voice” (which is really just something that will make you sound throaty and nasally-not that cis guys can:t talk like that, but it’s mostly specific to ftm fellas). have a great day :)

Today I got called Mister in the super marcket. Then I said good morning, and this guy escuses for 5 min because he thought I was a woman because of my voice T.T

Sometimes female voice actors voice-over teenage boys in Japanese anime. There are plenty of such tutorials, at industrial level, in Japanese and Chinese. So... I guess you can find something similar in English too?

This might sound weird but i get voice cracks for some reason and it makes me feel really euphoric :) Idk just felt like sharing

“i stopped binding” me who doesn’t even have a way to get a binder: not a problem

holy shit you just literally gave me the hope and motivation to keep living. thank you.

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im glad i found this video, i am pre-T and i hate how high my voice sounds so i really wanted to lower it, my parents are doing everything they can to hold me back from transitioning, and publicly embarrass me all the time in hopes of deterring me :( but im 18 so i think they should stop trying to treat me like a kid with no rights its my body not theirs

I’m dysphoric cause of my voice, but if I stop binding then I’ll be dysphoric cause if my chest instead

I needed this sooo much! A lot of the time my voice is why I don't pass...sure I am kind of small for a 14 year old guy and all that but people only question my voice and I am here like god someone save me...and I think you just did! Thank you!!! ♥

Humming as you slowly tilt your head back and look at the sky is another great way to lower it, but do it repeatedly for good results.

My voice used to be the only reason I didn't pass. I voice trained and now I 100% pass AND I AM SO THANKFUL. I voice trained for a little bit and it really hurt my throat, so I stopped. But then 6 months ago my voice began to gradually deepen on it's own. Now it's the deepest it's ever been and it sounds natural. I am so happy about it. Everyone I meet know's I'm a male. It's SUCH a relief.

Me, an FTM who likes to wear dresses: *Just existing* Stranger: You look very pretty. :) Me in the most masc voice I can manage: Thanks, dude. Stranger: *Mind fucked*

you're such a handsome guy, goalss

Thanks for this. Being non binary I am (probably) not going for T, but my voice is def triggering dysphoria. This video really made me think about how I am using my voice and what I can personally do to get to a pitch that I would feel more comfortable with. Thanks!

i'm trans non-binary and i wanna achieve a lower and deeper voice! its super hard since i have a very high pitched voice but i'm trying to practice :) this helped! thank you so much!

“This is my voice *insert number* weeks on T” excePT WITHOUT THE T

my dysphoria used to be focused on my hair, chest, pp, and hips. after i started packing, cut my hair, started binding, and got bigger pants. my voice started killing me cause it's the only reason i don't pass

how can you guys afford both testosterone and get top surgery in such a short time???

this was extremely helpful!!! another tip i could give is to try singing songs sung by men and match their tone and pitch. i was recently in a musical where i played a male and had to sing in the tenor range and i noticed that i could hit much lower notes and that my voice was generally just lower than it was before, compared to my normally high-pitched voice and soprano 1 range. speaking from the chest helps too!

I know it's been a while since you've posted this video. I still wanted to thank you. I'm only 13 years old and it's really hard for me to pass as a male. I want to start training my vocal chords now so maybe it's easier later on. Thank you so much you are a life saver !!!

I agree with the consistency part, I've been trying to lower my voice but I slip up by singing really high and my cousin likes to remind me of why I shouldn't sing lol

"Friday the 13th is gonna be my first testosterone shot" Friday the 13th

Holy crap! I thought you were at least a few months into HRT when starting this video, I never would have guessed otherwise! That's amazing, and super encouraging; I have the worst high pitched, chipmunk-y voice :/ definitely doing this now, thanks so much!!

I’m actually just non-binary and trying to sound more masculine to be more androgynous. I don’t have a binder (wish I did) and I’m not going to cut my hair so I actually think it’ll really, REALLY mess with everyone when they see me XD

this made my voice way deeper in 2 days!! I suggest you guys to try this!!

Thanks for the voice advice! I can lower my voice fine, but in public it always gets a higher feminine pitch. I'll have to talk to my friends about keeping that in check ;u;

I find singing the song by grandson “darkside” but in daycore so its unhumanly low and then try to match the pitch😂

I’m a cis male and I’m watching this just to have a even lower voice

“I stopped binding” Me, a C cup: 👁👁

Man, you've got this amazing roughness in your voice that you don't even have to drop it to tenor to sound like you're a teenager. That's awesome! Based on my own experience, while vocal ranges in singing might be short, vocal ranges in speaking are a lot larger. Regarding lowering pitch, it's all about where your head voice, mid voice, and chest voice sit. So if your head voice is soprano, you can at least get to low alto which would be your chest voice. This guy sounds like like his head voice is low soprano, so he was able to get to tenor. My head voice is low alto, so I was able to get to bass. This applies to speaking, not singing.

I am 13, and nonbinary(afab). I am going to start training my voice and see how low it can go. Update in a year.

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I'm Non-binary. So, I don't want to use T, but I really want to have more of an androgynous voice, or even just be able to alternate between a deeper voice, and my current one. I just really hate my high voice, tbh...

Lmao I have an excuse if my voice doesn't pass. (Apparently it does tho) but if it didn't I can blame my Asian genes lmao. "Why do you sound like a girl?" "Asian genes" anyway hopefully no one gets triggered but I think that's pretty excuseable

I'm pre-T and probably will always be because of my fear of needles and this was really helpful, thank you a lot!! :)

im currently 19 years old, watching this and realizing this was in uploaded the year i realised i was trans :’)

If someone tells you in the comments to hum and tilt your head back..DO NOT DO IT!! It can permanently damage your vocal chords!!! Stay safe, guys!

I’m just now seeing this video but HAPPY 5 YEARS ON T💗💗💗💗

I was so surprised by how deep your voice was when I first watched the video. Thank you so much!

It’s been seven years since you posted this, but i just wanted to say thank you so much for making this :)

The humming thing is really helping me out, I'm so glad that I have a new method of deepening my voice. Others don't seem to work so well as this one, obviously I'll stay consistent with the humming and other tips you've given. Hearing that you're transitioning is taking a huge boost is very inspiring

wow man you're very well spoken! anyway congrats on furthering your transition. I always did the same thing with my voice and I often sang along to bands or artists with lower vocals.

I'm so glad that this is something that can be done without T since I can't use it. Thank you so much!!

I don’t pass for a lot of reasons. My voice is the only thing I can change right now. It’s also hard to pass as non-binary in a place where no one knows what that is. People are always asking me questions and since I have a lot of mental problems I really don’t like human interaction. I try to answer actual questions people may have, no matter how stupid, but if someone is being an ass with what they’re saying then shit goes down. Actually got into a fist fight after standing in front of the bathrooms to long trying to figure out which one to use. Some dude saw me and said “just use the girls room faggot”. Me being a hot head told him to “go stick your ego up your ass. Not sure it’d fit with your head so far up in there.” After a lot of yelling a teacher noticed and tried to calm us down, at that point I was willing to just walk away but he said that I was trying to peak at the boys in the bathroom. Me, not knowing how to shut the fuck up said “well sorry your girl has more STDs then someone with a stutter reciting the alphabet because she gotta go get paid for satisfaction you one pump chump.” He swung, I dodged. He tried to hit first so I had an excuse. When your abusive father is a black belt you learn, like it or not, how to defend yourself. He left him self open and ended up getting his elbow broken, his esophagus elbowed, and getting suplexed. Got a black eye because there was a weed pipe in his back pocket and I’m bad at suplexing.

The odd thing is I’m not even trans or FTM I’m just embarrassed about my high ass voice 😔

I’m an unannounced ftm (aka I’m not even in the pre-t phase at all, my family doesn’t know I’m technically identifying as trans (for a second time) lmao), I’m too scared to go through the process of coming out again even though it well last time, so this probably means I’ll unfortunately never get testosterone 😐 but I really thank videos like yours because I hate my voice with every ounce of fiber in my body because I sound like a 7 year old girl, I’ll never pass at this rate with this voice of mine 💀💀 thank you SO much for this video, now I have a inkling of hope I can actually sound more masculine

thank you so much for this video. its only been a few weeks i have been doing this and theres already such a huge difference in my voice and a huge(positive) difference in my life.

I low-key stay coming back to this video since I'm still pre-T but want to continue progressing in my transition, thank you for this video and I pray you're well 🤍🤟🏼

after watching this video, i now have so much newfound motivation!! i sang hozier right after practicing for a bit, and it was an amazing experience! thank you so so much!!!

This gives me hope! I'm still thinking about pros and cons of starting T, but I'd really like to deepen my voice regardless. It's amazing that you've been able to do so much just by staying aware of it and practicing. Also, you have a great smile, and seeing how happy you are here about starting T the next day makes me happy. In fact, I blew you a kiss before you blew one to the camera. :* :D

I love the positivity in your videos. Congratulations on starting T!!! :)

Such a gorgeous transition! I'm so jealous

Aw man it’s so nice to see u so happy, i hope to get that far too one day.

I'm so happy for you bro. Really, really happy for you.

I came here to lower my voice (I can literally hit whistle notes .-.) and I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!!! Good luck with T and top surgery!!

I've been lowering my voice more and more each day, and I'm so proud of myself. I've gotten so far in what time I've been doing this.

I'm watching this exACTLY two years after it came out!!! Also, this was amazingly helpful. Thank you! -----Max Winston

lol im a non-trans baritone guy and i'm gonna try this, hopefully I'll sound like James Earl Jones

Your voice sounds amazing already!!! I hope I can sound as good as you soon bro (: Thanks! I'm excited for your transition. Congrats!

"First of all I stopped binding." Aight, Imma head out.

Just wanted to say thanks for the awesome vid - I am totally taking advantage of this advice and working on speaking more deeply, and even now with small adjustments through the day I can significantly deepen my voice - this is going to help me out ridiculously.

Thanks for making this, because I'm here 5 years later and it's helped so yeah. Thanks :)

I remember watching this when I was 12 and I'm very happy this exists 😌

This is the best reference video I’ve seen. Boss

Thanks for the video!! I'm gonna start trying this tomorrow, I'm wanting to try and practise deepening my voice for school, it hopefully might be slightly easier as I already have a deep voice compared to most of the girls around me, now I guess the only thing is to convince my parents to get my hair cut short

Unfortunately the stop binding thing is the painful truth for a lot of trans guys as they are very chest. but as a massage therapist I can confirm that after years of binding I still have trouble with breathing in my diaphragm and lowering my voice because of it and every time I get a massage it helps so get massages they can help stretch out all those muscles that are super tight! Make sure that you stretch your pecs

your voice is literally my voice goals wtf

Thank you so much for this. Unfortunately I can't transition at the moment at all, but I think this'll definitely help me sound like how I want to sound :'0 thank you!!

i have pcos, so getting t is really complicated, so this is really appreciated!!

to 2014 was a huge drop, good job man

I'm so excited for you!!

for the guys who are scared to stop binding for dysphoria reasons, all i have to say is trans t a p e, it’s way better than binding, you can breath easily, and sleep, shower, and swim in it

Thanks for this video! I don't go out in public much, but when I do, basically every time someone like an employee calls me "ma'am" and EVERY TIME I think my appearance should have been enough to pass, and I just always wondered what it could be, until I just tonight thought that they might have heard my voice before saying "ma'am"

It's insane how deep your voice is pre-T! This vid was very helpful, thank you :]

Bro my voice actually went up with puberty I am so sad 😭 I’m still in Highschool and I can’t do T until I’m 18, I hope I can learn to have a voice like yours! My voice is the main thing that does not let me pass

HIII IM SO HAPPY FOR U I SEE HOW U LOOK NOW LOVELYYYY IM PROUD OF U

I have found my new morning routine, new lower voice here I come!

Dude you look super cool .. I am truly happy for you ..all the best

I am literally so impressed by your pre-t voice!! I honestly really wish I could learn how to speak so masculinely even without T. I don’t think I will ever be able to translation medically and I am often so embarrassed by my voice being the way it is. I am unfortunately pretty uncoordinated with my voice ;; does anyone have any more tips that could help? I love this video a lot and I will definitely be using the advice from this one! Thank you soooo much!!!!

honestly i dont think im ever gonna go on t, but my voice is literally one of the biggest things im dysphoric about so thx for making this

You got it all right, mate! It's all about the way you talk.

Omg- that must've so exciting! I've still got a couple years to ago until I could actually do it. My voice sounds so strained and fake, I hate it- so this video really helps

Your voice is just so perfect already, I can't even imagine what it would be with T

This helped before I started T! So thankful!

I also do these before school and it helps me alot During choir too, helps me pass even more and I feel more confident with it singing with the bass

Hey guys, I'm ftm & I just started making videos to document my journey. My first video is laggy because I don't have the best camera as of now. I will be getting a new camera as soon possible. By the time I make my next vid.. a q&a vid. Speaking of that.. comment under my vids any questions you may have for me. Thanks for reading this.

Thank you this is amazing! I can't go on T, but I'm out in school and my face is very androgynous so all I need to pass is a deeper voice.

Omg I actually can't believe it, Woah! I have such bad voice dysphoria and had no idea this was possible to reach pre T

I’m late on this (by 3 years) but I would still like to say that’s really good! This video was great thank you

Thanks for helping others, best of luck with everything:)