Training, Community, and Advocacy
by and for
Gender Diverse Speech-Language Pathologists
TRANS VOICE INITIATIVE
An ongoing series of educational opportunities provided by the Trans Voice Initiative (TVI). These events are exclusively for transgender-identifying voice professionals* who wish to develop their skills in gender-affirming voice work.
When/Where: Fridays, 5:30pm PT / 8:30pm ET via Zoom.
*SLPs, Singing Teachers, Voice Coaches, and Students thereof.
TVI AT A GLANCE
The field of Speech-Language Pathology urgently needs highly skilled and intersectional leadership of transgender and/or non-binary individuals, particularly in the area of Gender Affirming Voice. Given their shared lived experiences, trans clinicians are more fully equipped to provide nuanced and culturally humble care to other members of the transgender community. However, oppression and inequitable access to resources, education and training opportunities, particularly in the voice specialty means that very few trans and or non-binary people are gaining access to this highly specialized training.
Trans Voice Initiative seeks to shift this dynamic through the provision of high quality voice training, particularly as it relates to gender-affirming voice training. While this training is initially only for trans and/or nonbinary individuals, the greater field will benefit immensely from the highly skilled leadership emerging from this project. Our goal is to continue to open the gates for intersectional trans leadership in the field of Speech-Language Pathology, and ultimately drastically improve the quality of care to the transgender community.
BUILDING SKILLS & COMMUNITY
Mission: To center, strengthen, and amplify transgender and gender-diverse leadership
in the fields of Gender Affirmative Voice Training and Speech-Language Pathology
ADVOCACY
With our organization’s mission always in mind, we strive to find new ways to lift each other up and open doors to build a better future our our field. Advocacy is something that we take very seriously, and our team is working across a variety of platforms, communities and approaches to advocate for increased opportunities for trans and gender diverse practitioners. Contact us to learn more about how to get involved in this cause.
