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“Grab your coat, leave a note, and run away with me.”

— William Chapman

Binding alternatives

I get that not everyone can get a chest binder.

Either unsupportive parents/family or not being able to afford it.

Some good ways to bind without a binder are:

Layering sports bras

Okay so everyone has heard of this but it does work. Dont do the one backwards and kne forwards shit. Layer them (no more then 3) and position your chest to your sides.

Work out muscle shirts with built in sports bra

This helps with the first one, wear two sports bras or even one then put on a or two muscle shirts with a built in sports bra (no padding) on over them. It's amazing how effective it can be. Posistion the same way.

1 pieace bathing suit

This one is less concievmt but also works.

I did this most in middle school.

You get a tight one pieace bathing suit and wear it over two or one sports bra(s).

Dont cut out the bottom, itll make it not tight anymore from the lack of streach of the material. This one is better for winter as it will make you warmer.

Cut tights and bandages dont work.

The material isnt firm enough if you just cut it. It may if you sew it and make changes but on it's own, no.

Ace bandages are unsafe and if anything with how tight they are just make your chest look the same or even bigger.

They use to make my chest swell and my ribs are permanently damaged from them.

Just dont

Also my chest is a DD and these work

Theres also free binder giveaways everywhere.

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Voice Deepening for Transgender People

Being transgender, your voice tends to give away who you are and so here is some advice to deepen your voice to pass better.

1. Slow down whilst you talk. It has been shown that when you talk slower than normal, your voice tends to drop. And it has been shown that with a slower speaking voice, you look more confident than others. Whenever you talk very fast, it shows that you’re less confident in yourself and your voice becomes higher. So try to make a conscious decision to slow when you talk.

2. Record your voice. When you hear how your voice sounds through your phone, it simulates what other people hear. So with that, you should record your voice to better understand how to deepen it a little bit better. Then with that, practice with your deeper voice so it isn’t straining whenever you talk to someone.

3. Play with your voice. Try going high and low all together to better understand your voice. With that information, you can learn if your voice is naturally high or low and work from there.

4. Experiment with your deepened voice. With voices, you need to practice with it in order to make it more natural. And with practicing, you must practice slowly with your new voice. You don’t want your voice to strain your throat and the way you can figure that out is by projecting your voice a little bit and see if it’s comfortable or not.

5. If you can afford it, take speech or voice acting lessons. With these classes, you can see as to how to speak properly to people. Your instructor will know how to exercise your voice a more professional way to do it.

If I have left something out, please do not hesitate to drop an ask to tell me what I left out. I hope this helps out my fellow transfolk out there.

-Kayden