My Voice

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There is no existing recording, to my knowledge, of my voice pre-T except for home movies of me as a toddler. This is a major regret of mine. If you're Trans and/or planning on taking testosterone, be SURE you record yourself before you begin. You'll kick yourself down the line if you don't, believe me.

11 December 2000 - day 115 of hormones, and day 88 of standard dose.

05 January 2001 - day 140 of hormones, and day 113 of standard dose.

03 February 2001 - day 169 of hormones, and day 142 of standard dose.

05 March 2001 - day 200 of hormones. I dropped down to half of standard dose on February 19, 2001, so get used to it at this level.

01 April 2001 - day 227 of hormones.

06 May 2001 - day 262 of hormones.

07 June 2001 - day 294 of hormones.

18 July 2001 - day 335 of hormones.

05 August 2001 - day 352 of hormones.

18 August 2001 - day 366 of hormones - one year exactly.

01 September 2001 - day 380 of hormones (one year and 14 days).

05 October 2001 - day 414 of hormones (one year and 48 days).

09 November 2001 - day 449 of hormones (one year and 83 days).

01 December 2001 - day 471 of hormones (one year and 105 days).

04 January 2002 - day 505 of hormones (one year and 139 days).

05 February 2002 - day 537 of hormones (one year and 171 days).

12 March 2002 - day 572 of hormones (one year and 206 days). I sound exactly like my father on this one. Creepy.

12 March 2002 again - but this is my voice as testosterone has truly altered it. I should have done this all along, but anyway, I've long since trained my voice to sound higher because I like it that way. This clip is if I let my voice settle into its new "natural" range.

11 April 2002 - day 602 of hormones (one year and 236 days).

11 April 2002 again, except in its "real" deeper state.

14 May 2002 - day 635 of hormones (one year and 269 days).

14 May 2002, except in its "real" deeper state.

13 June 2002 - day 665 of hormones (one year and 299 days).

13 June 2002, except in its "real" deeper state.

14 July 2002 - day 696 of hormones (one year and 330 days).

14 July 2002, except in its "real" deeper state.

23 August 2002 - day 736 of hormones (two years and 5 days).

23 August 2002, except in its "real" deeper state.

12 September 2002 - day 756 of hormones (two years and 25 days).

12 September 2002, except in its "real" deeper state.

29 November 2002 - day 824 of hormones (two years and 93 days).

29 November 2002, except in its "real" deeper state.

13 December 2006 - day 2,309 of hormones (six years and 117 days).

18 August 2007 - day 2,557 of hormones (seven years).