Why is any guy wh a lisp assumed to be gay?

Contents:

• THE PREVALENCE OF LISPG GAY MEN
• THE "GAY" LISP, IS REAL OR IS FORCED?
• 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?
• OF LISPS AND LGUISTICS: THE POWER OF THE GAY VOICE
• GAYDAR—SENDG MIXED SIGNALS
• GAY LISP
• THE GAY LISP?
• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
• JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• IS ‘GAYDAR’ REALLY A THG?

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. Based on the ratgs of the listeners of the prent study, lispg speakers were signifintly more often judged to be homosexual.

THE "GAY" LISP, IS REAL OR IS FORCED?

This was te for the group as a whole as well as for the subgroup of homosexual and heterosexual men separately. 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. Grapplg wh the issue of homosexualy: perceptns, attus, and beliefs among high school stunts Kenya.

IS THERE A REASON WHY A LOT OF GAY MEN SPEAK WH A LISP?

Accs through your stutn 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. In the gay mal a signifintly higher prevalence of lispg was found than the heterosexual mal and femal.

Breakdown of the rults of the gay participants two different age groups showed a higher prevalence of lispg the younger age group than the olr age group. No relatn was found between lispg and age of g-out or lispg and the probabily of beg gay as asssed by a qutnnaire about sexual orientatn. Learng out: The rears of this article will able (1) to discs articulatory behavur as a possible marker that may distguish gay om heterosexual men (2) to discs the prevalence of lispg gay by (0)1aspirant van het Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onrzoek full textCopyright © 2008 Elsevier Inc.

WHY IS ANY GUY WH A LISP ASSUMED TO BE GAY?

I am a gay man and this is drivg me crazy bee other aspects of the stereotypil "gay voice" are intifiable (even though they are still homophobic, I at least know what people are referrg to when they talk about them).

OF LISPS AND LGUISTICS: THE POWER OF THE GAY VOICE

What the gay man was alludg to was the lisp he had and the expectatn that expected the guy who asked him to classify anyone wh as clearly gay. Personally, I don't thk 's found a higher proportn gay men over any other group jt like pretty much any other characteristic but I ma the thread to fd out what the rt of you thk.

GAYDAR—SENDG MIXED SIGNALS

So my qutn to you GAF is: Is the gay lisp real or is jt a forced thg that some gay men put on to somehow signify that they're gay? Ed: I put gay quotatn marks as I don't thk should necsarily be associated solely wh gay men.

I don't thk is, appearg/soundg "straight actg" is the most sirable thg you n be the gay muny.

GAY LISP

I'd say 's an affectatn that's been so standard for so long that there are probably a lot of gays who don't even realize they're dog . don't thk 's found a higher proportn gay men over any other group jt like pretty much any other characteristic but I ma the thread to fd out what the rt of you thk. You may be nfg wh over-enunciatg certa words and the nce which some gay men speak when they're foolg around, but general most people I know speak like a regular human beg.

THE GAY LISP?

Only one of my gay iends universy had that lisp, and he had basilly e over om Lebanon havg watched a ton of Will & Grace and thkg that's how gay people are supposed to act. I had two iends high school that had that lisp but tried to tell me they weren't gay even though I pretty much assumed they were.

KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

But there's nothg geic that gay people to have a lisp, 's somethg that n be ed by a host of oral/nasal issu. My brother is gay and went om havg no lisp to a very proment one after semi g out the closet.

I know a number of gay people who, if they don't have the lisp, they at least have some "tradnal" gay stereotype behavrs. Ed: Actually, e to thk of , out of all the other gay guys I know, I don't thk any of them have this lisp.

JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

Maybe a few people naturally have , and I feel AWFUL for them, but 99% of s age is by the kd of gays who look for attentn anywhere they n get , and attract overweight femal wh guy issu like goddamn tubs of Ben & Jerry's.

IS ‘GAYDAR’ REALLY A THG?

One don't do the lisp, one do most of the time, and the other don't normally but sometim he go stereotypil gay guy and stts out the lisp. The third one is a kid too so I assume he's jt mimickg what he believ gay people do an attempt to eher seem more gay or lash out at his parents who are hardre Christians who aren't very supportive of him.