This whole time I just assumed you were lonely depression posting ironically. Your brave face is effective.

<3 take care I wish you the best <3

I love the enunciation. There’s an elegance and poise to the consonants that I wish I could do myself.

It does however sound inauthentic, mostly in the tone and pitch. The tone is thin, and the pitch range is really compressed. You seem to be speaking as high as possible constantly, so you have no room to raise and lower your pitch during phrases.

Women’s voices are way lower than many people realize. Your recording is pretty illustrative of why most literature on voice training stress the importance of resonance over pitch.

The first link and text of the post is about getting a copy of the birth certificate.

The second link is about amendments and seems accurate as far as I can tell.

Regardless you will probably want to order certified copies at the same time.

A friend of mine became a notary, and I signed some form declaring their trustworthiness. Apparently its a good business. Anyone buying a house needs a notary and will pay for the service especially if you do house calls.

A notary is a licensed professional ID checker. They certify that you are who you say you are. They are required for many important documents.

The notary allows you to self select your gender marker without any other proof, and without having to appear in person to make the change.

Not requiring other materials is a good thing.

Thanks for sharing! If you ever do find yourself on a stage, do let me know.

I have experienced all of the emotional changes you describe. It turns out I was depressed the whole time and thought it was normal. I too was unaware of the general edge everything had.

My libido is also gone, but it was mostly an annoyance for me so no notes.

I’m definitely going to try cannabis again. It felt like a placebo honestly. Maybe it will be different now.