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1Department of Clinical Speech and Language Studies, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Journal of Voice : Official Journal of the Voice Foundation
|December 10, 2025
Summary
Transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) and cisgender listeners largely agree on vocal gender perception for masculine and feminine voices. However, both groups show variability when judging gender-neutral voices, suggesting shared experiences influence TGD perceptions.
Area of Science:
- Linguistics
- Psychology
- Sociology
Background:
- Voice is a key aspect of gender identity and social perception.
- Feedback on voice can aid gender affirmation for transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) individuals.
- Limited research exists on agreement in vocal gender perception between TGD and cisgender listeners.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine agreement in vocal gender perception between TGD and cisgender listeners.
- To evaluate the reliability of vocal gender judgments within each listener group.
Main Methods:
- Analyzed 40 voice recordings from Reddit's r/transvoice forum.
- Coded TGD user comments into masculine, feminine, gender-neutral, or undecided categories.
- Had 26 cisgender listeners rate the same recordings, then used Spearman's correlation and Krippendorff's alpha for analysis.
Main Results:
- Strong agreement between TGD and cisgender listeners for masculine (rs = 0.72) and feminine (rs = 0.75) voices.
- Weaker, non-significant agreement for gender-neutral voices (rs = 0.28).
- Moderate within-group reliability for TGD listeners (α = 0.54) and fair for cisgender listeners (α = 0.40).
Conclusions:
- High agreement exists between TGD and cisgender listeners on perceived vocal masculinity and femininity.
- Variability in judging gender-neutral voices suggests shared experiences may enhance TGD listeners' perception consistency.
- Findings highlight the role of shared experiences in shaping vocal gender perception within the TGD community.
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