The Cliks' Lucas Silveira in The Advocate

The Advocate has a great interview with Lucas Silveira, the openly trans lead singer of the Cliks:

“I’m transgender by definition, but not by identity,” says Silveira. “I don’t really want to be called a transgender person or a trans man because I feel like it’s becoming more of a political identity than a personal one.”

He also talks about taking hormones and how it might alter his singing voice:

Many transgender men see quick, noticeable changes when they begin taking testosterone, including a deepening of the voice that resembles the uneven, occasionally squeaky tonalities of a pubescent boy. But Silveira began his hormone therapy slowly, incrementally increasing his dosage and doing regular vocal exercises to minimize damage to his changing vocal cords. 

“It was a really scary time,” says Silveira, noting that he consulted with doctors, coaches, and other trans male vocalists who had successfully transitioned and continued singing. “For a good year and a half to two years, I had a really tough time just finding my voice and knowing exactly where it was going to end up.”