@tyghebright Having lived on both sides of that divide, what's your experience? Do you think you're taken more seriously since transitioning? Do you find yourself with more space to speak?
In college I consciously adopted masculine speech patterns. I read that men were taken more seriously, and this extends to the way men speak.
And it worked. People assumed I knew more just because of the way I spoke, and my body language.
That was decades before I realized I'm trans.
Since transitioning, I have noticed it's increased. That people credit me with more expertise and question or challenge me less
It absolutely does. It's frustrating, but I see it all the time in business. People, especially men, don't take men who "sound gay" seriously. Women, too, but they're more subtle.
@tyghebright @stueytheround It's unfortunate that sexism is so ingrained. I wonder if "gay voice" undermines that dynamic.