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Voice Therapists Are Helping Trans People Sound Like Their True Selves
Rather than perpetuating what all men and all women -- trans and cisgender -- "should" sound like, Christie Block says she tries to help clients find a voice that feels right to them.
 Dawn Ennis
          
          Aug 18, 2016
          
        
Dawn Ennis
The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.
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Rather than perpetuating what all men and all women -- trans and cisgender -- "should" sound like, Christie Block says she tries to help clients find a voice that feels right to them.

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