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
Contents:
- IS THERE A REASON WHY A LOT OF GAY MEN SPEAK WH A LISP?
- WHY IS ANY GUY WH A LISP ASSUMED TO BE GAY?
- THE PREVALENCE OF LISPG GAY MEN
- OF LISPS AND LGUISTICS: THE POWER OF THE GAY VOICE
- THE GAY VOICE
- WHY DO GAY GUYS SPEAK WH A LISP??
- WHAT MEANS TO ‘SOUND GAY’
- QUTN: WHY DO GAY DUS TALK WH A LISP AND ACT LIKE WOMEN?
- WHY DO *SOME* GAY GUYS SPEAK DIFFERENTLY?
IS THERE A REASON WHY A LOT OF GAY MEN SPEAK WH A LISP?
The prent study examed the popular stereotype that gay men lisp by evaluatg to what extent listeners associated ntal or ontal articulatn/lispg wh gayns. Fifteen heterosexual mal and 15 heterosexual femal listened to 275 sampl of read speech and judged the sexual orientatn o … * why do gay men talk with a lisp *
The prent study examed the popular stereotype that gay men lisp by evaluatg to what extent listeners associated ntal or ontal articulatn/lispg wh gayns. A total of 175 of the sampl were of homosexual men, 74 (42.
WHY IS ANY GUY WH A LISP ASSUMED TO BE GAY?
When Richard Bright ttified before Congrs the other day, someone posted that he noticed Bright's lisp and qutned if he was gay. The same type of ment has been posted about H&HS ttg ... * why do gay men talk with a lisp *
Based on the ratgs of the listeners of the prent study, lispg speakers were signifintly more often judged to be homosexual. This was te for the group as a whole as well as for the subgroup of homosexual and heterosexual men separately. Furthermore, there was no signifint genr difference wh rpect to associatg lispg wh gayns.
THE PREVALENCE OF LISPG GAY MEN
* why do gay men talk with a lisp *
Male and female judg associated lispg wh gayns to a siar gree.
OF LISPS AND LGUISTICS: THE POWER OF THE GAY VOICE
What the way we talk says about gay pri and lgerg prejudice * why do gay men talk with a lisp *
The rults of this study nfirmed prev prelimary fdgs that suggted that ontal or ntal articulatn/lispg is a feature that listeners associate wh gayns.
THE GAY VOICE
Nasaly Homosexual Men: A Comparison wh Heterosexual Men and Women. [Homosexual parenthood and child velopment: prent data]. Gay Voice: Stable Marker of Sexual Orientatn or Flexible Communitn Device?
Grapplg wh the issue of homosexualy: perceptns, attus, and beliefs among high school stunts Kenya. Inferenc About Sexual Orientatn: The Rol of Stereotyp, Fac, and The Gaydar Myth.
Is there a reason why a lot of gay men speak wh a lisp? idk why but the high pched voice and slight lisp (i dont thk lisp is the right word, there's jt somethg that stands out about the S but isnt a full TH noise like a lisp) is very stereotypil of gay guys, but only a uple of the gay guys i know irl actually speak like this. It jt always seemed to me to be a flamboyant thg that immediately poted people out as gay and seems to be much more mon gay celebri famo for beg gay than actual real life people.
WHY DO GAY GUYS SPEAK WH A LISP??
When media began to place more and more gay men to the spotlight they went wh stereotyped gay men ( you rarely see a gay man the media who isn't Obvly gay) and so the ial for a gay man to anyone growg up on this media was the flamboyant type wh that lisp.
WHAT MEANS TO ‘SOUND GAY’
As a rult orr to "F " as the OP said a lot of gay men are jt playg out the stereotype. I've been out for over twenty years and known hundreds if not thoands of gay men and I actually n't thk of any who spoke wh a lisp.
I jt asked my partner if he knows any gay men who speak wh a lisp and he also said no. There are fely certa nc that many gay men fall to when speakg wh each other but a lisp?
QUTN: WHY DO GAY DUS TALK WH A LISP AND ACT LIKE WOMEN?
The only gay men I've met wh a lisp are Castilian or af.
There are a large amount of gay men I've met that f the stereotype their speakg, but I've never thought "lisp" was the right word. And of urse this isn't all gay men, but this is one stereotype that om somewhere.
WHY DO *SOME* GAY GUYS SPEAK DIFFERENTLY?
I've met many gay men, and I n actually only thk of one who didn't have "the voice". I have, however, met one boy who was a Sophomore high school who intified as straight who had "the voice" as well. Though I thk this uld be the se for some (as they take on "the voice" orr to be noticed and regnized by other gay guys) I have a iend I ma this year who is gay and has the voice, and jt spis gay stereotyp.