In 'Do I Sound Gay?', David Thorpe exam the myster orig of the "gay voice" while tryg—and failg—to rid himself of his own gayish flectn
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THE PREVALENCE OF LISPG GAY MEN
* origin of the gay lisp *
Ask a Homo: Livg for the Lisp.
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This week, Bryan Lowr n-sth-irs the li-sth-p and other elements of the “stereotypil gay manner of speakg”—and honey, ’s jt fabulo!
OF LISPS AND LGUISTICS: THE POWER OF THE GAY VOICE
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Accs through your stutnPatient Accs rights and ntentAbstractThis study evaluated the stereotype that gay men lisp.
Two clicians who were unaware of the specific purpose of the study and the populatns volved judged randomized d-rerdgs of 175 gay mal, 100 heterosexual mal and 100 heterosexual femal for the prence of lispg durg readg of a standardized text.