I was quite a butch girl,
and now I'm quite a camp guy.
But I'm quite happy with that,
because that's who I am.
CHORAL SINGING
Both my parents are ordained
Church of England priests,
so I've always been living
in a vicarage.
We thought, "Many kids go through
change," and we thought,
"Oh, well, this probably...
He'll probably grow out of it."
But actually, he grew INTO
what he should be.
Those sort of early teenage years
were difficult
just because I didn't feel
like I fitted in, really.
When I was about 13,
I thought maybe I was gay,
because I was attracted to women,
but I always knew that there was
something slightly different about
my own gender identity
and that I identified more
as a boy.
I first started singing
at the age of eight,
when we moved to Tewkesbury and I
started singing in the Abbey Choir.
Music was a way of expressing myself
without any sort of
gender constructs.
Anybody can play an instrument,
regardless of how you identify.
My voice has changed dramatically.
So, originally I was a treble,
so I sang the top line,
and then, when I took testosterone,
I quickly skipped the tenor line
and went straight down to bass!
Hello. My name's Harrison, and
I'm from Gloucestershire,
and I'm dedicating this song
to my fellow members of
the trans community.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I help with trans youth
and particularly those that want
to experiment with their voices
and are worried about
how their voices might change.
Come on, baby brother.
Come on, come on, come on...
# I am what I am
# I am my own... #
There's lots of people out there
that are struggling,
and I struggled, too.
But I had a brilliant
support network,
and there are lots of people
out there that don't have that.
# ..say
# Hey, world
# I am
# What I am. #
Singing is such a brilliant way
of expressing yourself.
I felt, whatever journey
you're going on,
it was very moving.
Thank you.
