: Voices :

Even though I don't think very much these days about passing, every once in a while I have an episode that I can't help feeling good about. I don't mean to brag or anything - it's just that I want to remember it while it's still fresh. I called my bank today to ask about an ATM charge, and the conversation went like this:

Bank: Good afternoon, my name is Tammy, may I have your account number please?
Me: (gives account number, in girl voice)
Bank: Thank you. Can I have your full name please?
Me: (gives full male name)
Bank: May I speak to the primary account holder?
Me: (still in girl voice) I am the primary account holder.
Bank: May I have the last four digits of the account holder's social security number and date of birth?
Me: (gives information)
Bank: Thank you, how may I help you?

(I ask about an ATM charge I don't recognize and she explains it is from using an ATM last month in New Jersey)

Me: Okay, I understand now. Thank you for clearing that up for me.
Bank: Is there anything else I can help you with, ma'am?
Me: No, thank you.
Bank: Thank you for banking with us and have a nice day.

For those of you who aren't TG and don't get the significance of this, it's not just that I passed as female on the phone, but even after the lady knew I was male, the image in her mind of me as female from the sound of my voice remained unchanged. Pretty cool.