What means to ‘sound gay’ - The Washgton Post

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What the way we talk says about gay pri and lgerg prejudice

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IS THERE A “GAY VOICE”?

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He sounds gay. Not long after Thorpe broke up wh his boyiend, he began thkg about the way he speaks, and the way other gay men speak, and why both sudnly bothered him so much. ”This is how he scrib the moment his documentary “Do I Sound Gay?, ” which opens this weekend at the IFC Center.

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He terviews gay public figur, cludg David Sedaris, Tim Gunn, Don Lemon, and Gee Takei, who have had to listen to themselv for a livg. He even asks people on the street if they thk he sounds gay. Gay adolcents, Thorpe pots out, often learn that the “tell” of their sexualy is their voic, even more so than physily—a limp wrist is easier to straighten out than an flectn.

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WHAT MEANS TO ‘SOUND GAY’

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Even wh the gay datg muny (and gay porn), hyper-masculy is habually prized, so self-disgt gets easily turned back outward. ”Of urse, not all gay men have the same voice, or any “gay” voice: is a stereotype, after all.

Thorpe talks to a straight iend who sounds “gay” (he grew up on an ashram, surround by women), and a gay iend who sounds “straight” (he has jock brothers). Did he choose to sound gay or did soundg gay choose him?

YOUR GROOM SPEECHWRG YOUR GROOM SPEECH NEEDS A B MORE THOUGHT THAN YOUR STRAIGHT UNTERPART. NAMELY, HOW DO YOU AVOID TED REPETN OF THE SAME CLASSIC ANECDOT AND NECSARY THANK YO IF YOUR HBAND’S ALSO GIVG A SPEECH?OF URSE, IF YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE LIVERG A SPEECH THEN THAT HAS S OWN PRSUR! ENTERTAG A CROWD, TICKG OFF THE ‘TO DOS’ AND DROPPG A LOVEBOMB ON YOUR PARTNER – ALL WHOUT RORTG TO CLICH, GOOGLED GAGS OR OLD FASHNED SPEECH ETIQUETTE.AS BBC TRAED TV SCRIPTWRERS, THE SPEECHY TEAM SPECIALISE CREATG AMAZG MOMENTS. HERE’S OUR GUI TO NAILG YOUR SPEECH…*OF URSE, IF YOU’RE LOOKG FOR A B MORE THAN ‘ADVICE’, CHECK OUT OUR GROOM SPEECH TEMPLATE (SPECIALLY SIGNED FOR BLOK MARRYG BLOK), SPEECH ED SERVICE OR OUR BPOKE SPEECH WRG SERVICE. WE’RE RATED ‘EXCELLENT’ ON TSTPILOT FOR A REASON. MOREWHO’S DOG WHAT?THE FIRST THG TO THK ABOUT IS HOW YOU AND YOUR GROOM ARE GOG TO DIVI SPEECH DUTY. IT MIGHT JT BE ONE OF YOU ADDRSG YOUR GUTS (THOUGH SEEMS LIKE A MISSED OPPORTUNY) OR YOU ULD BOTH GIVE A SPEECH. THE OTHER OPTN IS A JOT SPEECH (WE LOVE EM!), AND YOU N FD OUT MORE ABOUT JOT SPEECH HERE.LET’S ASSUME YOU’RE BOTH LIVERG SPEECH; MAK SENSE TO ENSURE YOU’RE NOT DOUBLG UP. SURE, YOU’LL EACH WANT TO THANK BOTH SETS OF PARENTS BUT ONLY ONE OF YOU GETS TO TELL THE STORY WHERE YOU BOTH ACCINTALLY GOT LOCKED THAT BAR.THK ABOUT HOW TO SCHLE THE SPEECH. IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN THREE, NSIR HAVG ONE AFTER EACH URSE OF THE WEDDG DNER OR EVEN SAVG ONE TILL THE EVENG DO (THOUGH THAT’S A RISKY STRATEGY IF THERE’S A EE BAR).GAY WEDDG SPEECH ETIQUETTEDON’T GET TIED DOWN WH TRADNAL ETIQUETTE. A LOT OF IS OUTDATED.TAILOR YOUR STYLE TO F WH THE SCENE YOU’VE SET. HAVE YOU VED A LOT OF OLR RELATIV WHO EXPECT A CERTA LEVEL OF M OR JT A DOZEN OF YOUR PACHA AMIGOS WHO WANT JAGGER BOMBS ON TAP? MAYBE YOU’VE SPLASHED OUT ON A STATELY MANOR OR GONE URBAN THE GHERK (SEE ATTU’S ALTERNATIVE WEDDG GUI IF YOU’RE TERTED THAT ONE) – JT MAKE SURE YOUR WORDS REFLECT THE WEDDG YOU’VE CREATED.THE THANK YO ARE, OF URSE, IMPORTANT AND N ENSURE A LIFETIME OF LOVE OM THE -LAWS (OR YEARS OF EP & BROODG RENTMENT). THE GROOM TRADNALLY THANKS…EVERYONE FOR GHIS PARENTSTHE -LAWSHIS BT MAN OR WOMAN & HERS/BRISMAIDSOF URSE, THERE MAY BE OTHERS YOU WANT TO MENTN (CHILDREN YOU SHARE OR STEP-CHILDREN?) BUT RIST THE URGE TO READ OUT HALF THE GUT LIST. NOTHG KILLS OFF A SPEECH QUICKER THAN A TED THANK YOU LIST.THE GROOM TRADNALLY ENDS HIS SPEECH WH A TOAST TO THE BRISMAIDS, BUT WE THK THIS IS A MISSED OPPORTUNY (AND YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE ANY ANYWAY). TOAST SOMETHG MEANGFUL TO YOU AND YOUR GROOM; SOMETHG THAT WILL GET EVERYONE SG. IT ULD SIMPLY BE A TOAST TO ‘ A LIFETIME OF DANCG ON TABL’.YOU N CHECK OUT WHAT OTHER SPEAKERS AT YOUR WEDDG ARE EXPECTED TO DO CONFETTI’S FULL ETIQUETTE GUI. ONLY NECSARY FOR THE SWOTTY SORT!5 SPEECH RUL RULE 1: BE DIFFERENTA HEART-WARMG TRIBUTE TO YOUR FELLA SHOULD BE THE FOC OF YOUR SPEECH BUT REMEMBER EVERY GROOM IS HANDSOME, KD AND GENERALLY AMAAAZG.CUT THE CLICH AND NCENTRATE ON WHAT MAK YOUR MAN UNIQUE.AVOID WORDS LIKE ‘SOULMATE’ OR ‘BETIFUL’, ANYTHG THAT’S OVESED. NAIL HIS DIVIDUAL AND QUIRKY CHARACTERISTICS.IS HE A LIBRARY-LOVER, A TECHNOLOGY FIEND, A TOTAL FOODIE? IS HE ‘CANAL STREET’S ANSWER TO JAY-Z’ OR ‘THE ONLY MAN TO STILL SMELL LOVELY AFTER FOUR DAYS AT GLASTONBURY’? RULE 2: BE FUNNYY, THE EXPECTATN MAY BE ON THE BT MAN, BUT ALL WEDDG SPEECH SHOULD MAKE PEOPLE LGH.OF URSE, BEG FUNNY ISN’T ABOUT FDG GOOD JOK ON THE TER (IF ONLY WERE THAT EASY) BUT STEAD MAKG WTY OBSERVATNS ABOUT YOUR RELATNSHIP.SO, NDUCT A URTSHIP-TOPSY; WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TOGETHER, WHAT DO YOU ARGUE ABOUT, WHAT TRAT YOU ABOUT EACH OTHER, WHAT SEEMS TO BE A REGULAR THEME YOUR RELATNSHIP? SEE WHAT YOU N HAVE FUN WH.CHECK OUT OUR TONGUE CHEEK BORIS JOHNSON GROOM SPEECH SPOOF TO GET A SENSE OF OUR HUMOUR. REMEMBER THE ADAGE ‘’S FUNNY BEE ’S TE’. MORE ADVICE ON OUR HOW TO BE FUNNY BLOG. RULE 3: TELL A STORYRIGHT, THIS IS THE IMPORTANT B. YOUR SPEECH SHOULD TELL A STORY.Y, ’S MA UP OF LOTS OF DIFFERENT ELEMENTS, BUT NEEDS TO HOOK PEOPLE OM THE BEGNG, TABLISH A THEME AND RRY THAT THROUGH TO AN ALMIGHTY CLIMAX.ONE BASIC EXAMPLE WAS A GROOM WHO NSIRED HIMSELF LUCKY; HE TALKED ABOUT THE QUIRKS OF FATE THAT GOT HIM TO THE ALTAR AND END HIS SPEECH BY TOASTG A ‘LIFETIME OF LUCK AND LOVE’ BEFORE ENURAGG HIS GUTS TO LOOK UNR THEIR NAPKS WHERE HE’D LEFT THEM ALL A SCRATCH RD.FD OUT #WHATSYOURSTORY  RULE 4: LS IS MOREYOU’RE AIMG FOR ABOUT EIGHT TO TEN MUT (TEN ALLOWG FOR LGHTER AND AD-LIBS).REMEMBER NO ONE EVER LISTENED TO A WEDDG SPEECH AND SAID ‘IF ONLY WERE LONGER’.EVEN IF YOU THK YOU HAVE A WEALTH OF MATERIAL, BE STRICT WH YOURSELF AND PRACTISE HOW LONG TAK YOU TO LIVER YOUR SPEECH.EVEN LLN’S GETTYSBURG ADDRS WAS ONLY 272 WORDS, SO THERE’S NO EXCE FOR AN OVERLY LONG SPEECH.ONCE YOU WRE YOUR FIRST DRAFT, ED DOWN TO HALF THE LENGTH. IT WILL MAKE BETTER. RULE 5: DON'T SAY YOU'RE GAYIT’S BLOOMG OBV, WE ALL KNOW ’S A GAY WEDDG – THERE’S NO POOR WOMAN DRSED AS A MERGUE!DON’T FEEL YOU NEED TO MAKE JOK ABOUT TWO GROOMS, THAT WOULD BE TERG TO AN OLD-SCHOOL DIENCE AND THE JOKE’S TOO OBV ANYWAY.EVERYONE JT WANTS TO KNOW WHY YOU TWO LOVE EACH OTHER SO KEEP YOUR SPEECH SIMPLE, SCERE AND SWEET – RATHER THAN TURNG TO A SAME-SEX SERMON.WEDDGWIRE WROTE A GOOD ARTICLE ABOUT THE MEANGFUL WAYS YOU N ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR WEDDG IS A SAME-SEX ONE, LIKE ENSURG YOUR VENUE IS GENUELY LGTBQ-IENDLY.SPEECH DO'SSTART WRG YOUR SPEECH – OBV BUT HONTLY, IAS WILL KEEP POPPG TO YOUR HEAD ONCE YOU KICK OFF.MAKE THE THANKS YO MEANGFUL – DON’T JT TALK ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE HAVE NTRIBUTED TO THE WEDDG, THANK THEM FOR WHAT THEY’VE NTRIBUTED TO YOUR LIFEKEEP THE THANK YO NCISE – NO ONE SERV MORE ATTENTN THAN YOUR HBAND. 50 WORDS MAX TO ANYONE ELSE!PRACTISE YOUR SPEECH AND FILM ON YOUR PHONE – WATCH BACK, PROMISE YOURSELF YOU’LL DO SOMETHG ABOUT YOUR GUT AND SPOT WHERE YOUR SPEECH N BE IMPROVED.USE WTY WEDDG QUOT – PLAGIARISM A’T OL BUT G QUOT IS A GREAT WAY TO SUPER-CHARGE YOUR SPEECH WH ROMANCE OR HUMOUR. GET SPIRED BY OUR QUOTE GUI.SPEECH DON'TSDON’T THANK THE TERERS OR THE VENUE – IT’S UNNECSARY.DON’T RORT TO CLICH – Y YOU N THANK YOUR -LAWS FOR ‘RAISG SUCH A WONRFUL SON’ BUT TRY TO MAKE PERSONAL TOO. THANK YOUR MOTHER LAW FOR THE EXTRA CH ADD TO YOUR WAISTLE SCE YOU FIRST SAMPLED HER YORKSHIRE PUDDGS.DON’T IGNORE THE FEEDBACK OF IENDS – IT’S ALWAYS WORTH TTG YOUR SPEECH OUT ON A MATE BUT THIS ALSO MEANS YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO THEM. IF SOMEONE DON’T GET A JOKE, DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME EXPLAG AS YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO DO THAT ON THE DAY.DON’T TALK OVER LGHTER – YOU’VE WORKED HARD FOR THOSE LGHS – DON’T SH THEM. ALWAYS WA UNTIL YOUR GUTS HAVE SETTLED DOWN BEFORE NTUG WH YOUR SPEECH.DON’T GET OVERLY SOPPY – GET THE BALANCE RIGHT BETWEEN SWEET AND JT SHOWG OFF. LEAVE THE PET NAM AT HOME AND KEEP ANYTHG TOO GHG FOR THE BEDROOM.GROOM SPEECH HELPWORK WH AND LIVER A SPEECH THAT WILL KNOCK YOUR GROOM’S SOCKS OFF.WE OFFER A DELIGHT GUARANTEE ON ALL OUR BPOKE SERVIC SO THERE’S NO REASON NOT TO EXPLO .AND, OF URSE, THE WORLD OF ZOOM, WHATSAPP AND DEATH WISH COFFEE, WE WORK WH CLIENTS AROUND THE WORLD.GAY GROOM SPEECH TEMPLATE£39.99 FD OUT MORE BPOKE SPEECH

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” (The gay “lisp” is a b of a misnomer, ually referrg to a sibilant “S. Obvly, the ncln—the film’s, and me—is to dissociate the “gay voice” om shame and reattach to pri, but isn’t so easy.

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“For many gay men, that’s the last vtige, that’s the last chunk of ternalized homophobia, is this hatred of how they sound, ” Dan Savage tells Thorpe. One of the ways gay people tend to pensate, the film suggts, is to adopt the supercil speech patterns of the leisure class, i. The CNN anchor Don Lemon tells Thorpe that he worked harr to ntralize his Southern black accent than his “gay” accent.

(The phenomenon of gay whe men imatg black women’s speech is s own thorny subtegory. As gays and lbians ga cultural pal, helped along by equaly victori like the one jt hand down by the Supreme Court, “gay voice” will surely evolve, too.

I’m not sayg I was a gay Brizilla, but if weren’t for all the weddg photos, I’m sure I uldn’t tell you exactly who was part I will never fet, however, is how my hband’s speech at the receptn brought many of the men (as well as many of the women) the room to tears.

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