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:
- THE PREVALENCE OF LISPG GAY MEN
- WHY IS ANY GUY WH A LISP ASSUMED TO BE GAY?
- OF LISPS AND LGUISTICS: THE POWER OF THE GAY VOICE
THE PREVALENCE OF LISPG GAY MEN
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 does the gay lisp happen *
Lispg and male homosexualy.
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. Based on the ratgs of the listeners of the prent study, lispg speakers were signifintly more often judged to be homosexual.
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 does the gay lisp happen *
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. Male and female judg associated lispg wh gayns to a siar gree.
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 prevalence of lispg gay men.
Nasaly Homosexual Men: A Comparison wh Heterosexual Men and Women. Pch characteristics of homosexual mal. [Homosexual parenthood and child velopment: prent data].
OF LISPS AND LGUISTICS: THE POWER OF THE GAY VOICE
J Homosex. 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.