Self-nsc about the way he speaks, David Thorpe has explored why some people his muny ‘sound gay’ and others don’t a new documentary.
Contents:
- THE GAY VOICE
- GAY STEREOTYP: ARE THEY TE?
- WHAT'S THE LK BETWEEN HOMOSEXUALY AND HAVG A 'GAY VOICE'
- WHY DO *SOME* GAY GUYS SPEAK DIFFERENTLY?
- WHY DO SOME GAY PEOPLE SEEM TO TALK DIFFERENTLY?
- QUEER VS. GAY: HOW THE WORDS ARE DIFFERENT, AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT
THE GAY VOICE
* why do gay people talk different *
Why do some gay men “sound” gay? After intifyg phoic characteristics that seem to make a man’s voice sound gay, their bt hunch is that some gay men may subnscly adopt certa female speech patterns. They want to know how men acquire this manner of speakg, and why – pecially when society so often stigmatiz those wh gay-soundg voic.
Rogers and Smyth are also explorg the stereotyp that gay men sound effemate and are regnized by the way they speak.
They asked people to listen to rerdgs of 25 men, 17 of them gay. Perhaps fewer than half of gay men sound gay, says Rogers.
GAY STEREOTYP: ARE THEY TE?
I hope this don't e off as offensive but I'm jt cur: Is jt me or do some gays, some guy men specifilly, seem to have a distct accent... * why do gay people talk different *
The straightt-soundg voice the study was fact a gay man, and the sixth gayt-soundg voice was a straight man. I don't unrstand why male homosexuals have an "accent".
I am not homophobic.
WHAT'S THE LK BETWEEN HOMOSEXUALY AND HAVG A 'GAY VOICE'
The way that male gays talk don't even really bother me unls 's overtly flamboyant, I fd myself sensive to loud talkg no matter who is.
I know a few gay men who don't talk this way at all.
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WHY DO *SOME* GAY GUYS SPEAK DIFFERENTLY?
Most of are jt like everyone gays jt like straights? Or is Hollywood's equent portrayal of gay men as feme more accurate?
What, we asked, are the stereotyp about gay men? "Not all gay men are superstylish.
Not all straight men are bad drsers, " he is rearch that suggts gay men do prefer certa profsns, like fashn, terr sign and hair lorg, and that lbians are more likely to prefer sports and the ary. Rearchers say 's bee lbians, on average, are attracted to more mascule occupatns, and gay men tend to prefer more feme is te that hostily toward gay people drove many away om some other profsns.
WHY DO SOME GAY PEOPLE SEEM TO TALK DIFFERENTLY?
"Whether you work, you know, as an artist or a sger or a dancer, those are all really creative plac where gay people are embraced, " Krsley saidIncreasgly gay people are visible every profsn.
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QUEER VS. GAY: HOW THE WORDS ARE DIFFERENT, AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT
And probably has to do wh the of sexual orientatn and early effects of hormon on the bra, " Bailey did a survey of profsnal dancers and found half the men were gay. It's no big al, and as a matter of fact, 's almost celebrated if you're gay, " said dancer Meredh Raey. "So what if there are a lot of gay men dance?
"While Raey is gay, the ballet said most of s male dancers are straight.