Opal always hated the sound of her voice. Speaking on the phone, hailing a cab or ordering a drink – all of it was nerve-wracking. But there was just one person that she wanted to hear her after ...

Colorado keeps pushing the limits of the First Amendment — making it the testing ground for court cases involving free speech and religious freedom. First came the state’s years-long persecution of ...

For trans people, getting comfortable with your voice at any stage can be a challenge. Going on HRT can help us feel affirmed in our gender, but when voice training is often a more fraught part of the ...

Imagine that feeling you get when you hear a recording of your own voice – that icky, cringy, heebie-jeebie sensation that makes your entire body clench. It might feel unbearable. You might cover your ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Since the early 2010s, amid a sea change of public acceptance of LGBTQ people, state ...