> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.amplifyrespect.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # My voice barely changed on low-dose T - URL: https://www.amplifyrespect.com/my-voice-barely-changed-on-low-dose-t/ - Published: 2026-04-12T22:40:54.000Z - Updated: 2026-04-14T04:46:03.000Z - Description: I shared my story with Renée Yoxon, trans voice teacher - Author: Rey Katz - Tags: Trans & Nonbinary Life I've been working on my speaking voice for years. Today I'm sharing my gender-affirming hormone therapy experience and an exciting collaboration. \-- Renée Yoxon, gender-affirming voice teacher, has helped me so much with voice training for trans and non-binary people. I've known Renée for at least a few years now and their courses and live office hours have really made a difference in my speaking ability and confidence. I'm thrilled that Renée recently invited me to have a conversation on their Speaking Freely series. We talked about learning to appreciate my voice, gender-affirming hormone therapy, email newsletters, and much more. If you found me via Renée, welcome! It's so great that you're here. And if you would like to [watch the video](https://youtu.be/d0s51k9JO94?ref=amplifyrespect.com) or [read the blog post](https://www.reneeyoxon.com/blog/rey-katz-speaking-freely?ref=amplifyrespect.com), check it out: **Video on YouTube:** **Blog post:** [Trans Voice Training When T Doesn’t Change Your VoiceTransmasculine writer Rey Katz shares their voice training journey, low-dose T experience, and why mindset shifted everything. A Speaking Freely interview.![](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/content/images/icon/7f070-730-587-c14f-7f7fd6b5c8e_1cb9c0aa-865b-420b-81d4-400ed70a9fae.png)Header Logo![](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/content/images/thumbnail/3127ffa-acca-822a-6a2a-45ae8b2d03fd_a53f3346-5c76-4776-ab73-44c9cb8c26ff.jpg)](https://www.reneeyoxon.com/blog/rey-katz-speaking-freely?ref=amplifyrespect.com) Renée has a great email newsletter sharing trans experiences. Please subscribe to [their YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@reneeyoxon?ref=amplifyrespect.com) and [newsletter](https://www.reneeyoxon.com/newsletter?ref=amplifyrespect.com) if you are interested! ![A photo of a pine tree with cones and needles growing out of the trunk, on a sunny day with dry grass and rocks nearby](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/content/images/2026/04/PXL_20260329_181038799.jpg) **Amplify Respect* needs your help! ****Your financial contribution allows this work to continue.** Support the newsletter that helps you find less anxiety and more hope about being trans: [Support Amplify Respect ](#/portal/support) ## My voice on low-dose T I started low-dose T mostly because I hoped it would change my voice. I was scared that I would "destroy" my singing voice, as many transmasc folks are. (I suspect that was a highly irrational fear for me, especially as I am not a professional or serious amateur singer.) Think of all the famous singers who have gone through a testosterone puberty. They can still sing, right? A lot of singers find they can still sing after gender-affirming hormone therapy as well. For example, check out one of Dylan Holloway's duets with his past self: I was hoping for a lower speaking voice after starting gender-affirming hormone therapy. But I didn't really get a deeper voice from hormones! I found that being on a consistent dose of hormone therapy daily allowed my mood to stabilize and overall was taking less medication for an improved mental state. I was less anxious and depressed. Perhaps gender-affirming hormone therapy did help me with my speaking voice. Not particularly by changing the pitch, but by helping increase my confidence to come out as myself. Everyone has hormones - people of various genders have some combination of estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone that affects every body a little differently. [Everyone Has Hormones (Yes, Even You)Learn about hormones![](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/content/images/icon/Amplify-Respect-icon-64.png)Amplify RespectRey Katz![](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/content/images/thumbnail/9148d288-e361-426f-8a8c-3db683701108_800x450-jpeg-1-9.jpg)](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/everyone-has-hormones-yes-even-you/) It's hard to tell how hormones might affect your body. I was on medication for years that altered my hormones before I started T. And no one was concerned. I think gender-affirming hormone therapy doesn't have to be this big scary thing. There's many aspects of my body that I think it would be easier if they were different. I woke up today with pain in my shoulder probably from sleeping on it wrong. Even though it was the same way I slept the night before. Ugh. My joints don't give me gender dysphoria but, like many things, are affected by my hormones. One of the first things I noticed for my body on T is that my joints felt a little more stable, with slightly increased muscle mass around my hip joints to stabilize them. I still do stretches and physical therapy exercises for my hip since an injury a few years ago. Sort of like my voice training, I feel the benefits of regular practice and active relaxation for my hip. Even though my voice often makes me feel dysphoric, I would rather speak out. I have important things I want to share. I'm so glad I exercised the confidence to speak and share my story with you. ![A hawk circles above in blue sky with rippling clouds](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/content/images/2026/04/PXL_20260403_215150735.jpg) **What are your hopes and fears about gender-affirming hormone therapy? Let us know in the comments.**