Thread by @dovekie, So. I may have mentioned, the other day, that I'm a trans [...]

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So. I may have mentioned, the other day, that I& #39;m a trans man. I& #39;m also a singer. The journey from being an alto to a baritone has not been easy.

I like to compare it to rehabbing a sports injury (I& #39;ve never had a sports injury).

Transitioning as a singer had some scary moments. There was the day I woke up and found myself incapable of getting through a song I& #39;d known for years. There was a long time when I couldn& #39;t make pleasant-sounding noises at all.

I have a lot of support, or I might have given up

My main source of support has been my voice teacher. He put me in touch with the Oakland Gay Men& #39;s Chorus. I was super nervous at first - my voice was still shaky, and the world at large was still mistaking me for a woman.

But the folks in the Oakland GMC have been amazing.

The Oakland Gay Men& #39;s Chorus welcomed me, and accepted me, and driven me to be a better singer. I love them all, and I love the music that we create together.

Which is why I& #39;m posting a long, burbling twitter thread: We aren& #39;t rehearsing, we aren& #39;t performing, and we need help.

Here& #39;s our website: https://www.oaklandgmc.org/give

And">https://www.oaklandgmc.org/give"... here& #39;s us performing an original piece that we commissioned for our 20th anniversary, with words Eleanor Wikstrom: https://youtu.be/THKvERsUiss

Even">https://youtu.be/THKvERsUi... the amount of a single ticket can make a difference. Thank you!

OH and I feel like I should mention that we& #39;re a men& #39;s chorus because we sing music written for men& #39;s choruses. We welcome anyone of any gender who sings in the bass-to-tenor range.

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