Gay voices

Gay male speech has been the focus of numerous modern stereotypes, as well as sociolinguistic studies, particularly within North American English. Scientific research has uncovered phonetically significant features produced by many gay men and demonstrated that listeners accurately guess speakers' sexual orientation at rates greater than chance. By JOHN ELY, DEPUTY HEALTH EDITOR. Published: BST, 16 October Updated: BST, 16 October High pitched, extended vowels and incredibly articulated: so-called 'gay voice' is a real phenomenon, researchers say.

Why do some gay men “sound” gay? After three years of research, linguistics professors Henry Rogers and Ron Smyth may be on the verge of answering that question. After identifying phonetic characteristics that seem to make a man’s voice sound gay, their best hunch is that some gay men may subconsciously adopt certain female speech patterns. They want to know how men acquire this manner. Logging out of EU Login will log you out of any other services that use your EU Login account. Use the CORDIS log out button to remain logged in on other services. But is this true?

Is there such a thing as "gay voice"? And if so, what constitutes it? A student at Oxford investigated this − and went viral. Is there such a thing as a " gay voice"? And if so, what constitutes it? When Erin Broadhurst explained her thesis in a TikTok video interview on Oxford's campus, she became a viral sensation, getting over 8 million views, 1 million likes and thousands of comments from people curious about the controversial, and complicated, intersection of language, gender and sexuality.

Gay voice, as Woodall explains, includes “lots of pitch modulation, vocal fry, up talk, and even lisps.” Culture, unfiltered Twice a week, our newsletter will bring you the pulse of queer culture, from the tastemakers to the groundbreakers. Official websites use. gov A. gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.