Vocal-Gender Incongruence, wellbeing, and safety: The medical necessity of gender-affirming vocal training
VGI is associated with lower quality of life and experiences of discrimination and verbal harassment for TGD individuals. Therefore, healthcare that alleviates VGI, including gender-affirming vocal training, is medically necessary.
Authors
- Sarah Pickle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1099-796X)
- Juliana Madzia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9636-0163)
- Ishita Dubey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9871-333X)
- Shanna D. Stryker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9983-1346)
- Gregory R. Dion (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4389-3104)
- Victoria S. McKenna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4230-905X)
Institutions
- University of Cincinnati (US)
- University of Cincinnati Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Transgender Health
- Published
- 2025-03-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/26895269.2025.2475183
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Music History and Culture
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 38.06
Funders
- University of Cincinnati
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences