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IS ‘GAYDAR’ REALLY A THG?
The Science of “Gaydar”:. Gaydar has been the subject of a fair amount of scientific ntroversy as of late. Is gaydar really a thg and, if so, how accurate is ?
THE TTH ABOUT ‘GAYDAR’
People talk about ‘gaydar’ as the abily to terme whether someone is gay based on their tun about the person. Most scientific studi of gaydar suggt that there’s somethg to this ia.
The wi-rangg fdgs suggt that gaydar n potentially pick up on everythg om one’s looks to movements to speech patterns. In fact, when people are asked to thk refully before makg a sexualy judgment, gaydar actually be ls accurate.
In other words, the more people thk about , the worse their gaydar is! Some people seem to have more accurate gaydar than others.
GAYDAR: DO YOU HAVE IT?
For stance, people who hold anti-gay views typilly perform worse gaydar studi; by ntrast, sexual mori and people who have more faiary. In a particularly fascatg study, rearchers found that women’s gaydar was more accurate when they were ovulatg than when they weren’t. Put another way, when women are at peak fertily, their abily to distguish men who are gay om those who are straight appears to improve.