Where did the gay voice come from

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. 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. Where did the gay accent originate from and how long has it been around? I'm not even really talking about a feminine manner of speaking, but rather the very popular drawn out "lisp and sass" that seems to be prevalent across several western languages.

The authors speculate that stereotypes of gay adults may be rooted in the speech of boys who go on to identify as gay. Benjamin Munson, a speech scientist at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, who presented the research, has published many studies on how patterns of speech sometimes do correlate with gender and sexual orientation. It was the start of a four-year journey of self-discovery during which Thorpe tried to figure out his so-called “gay voice”: when did he start talking that way, what caused it, how exactly did it.

Etymological Misconceptions About the 'Gay Accent'

He didn't know anyone who was openly gay. But I think a lot of gay men, including me, want to know why. Bokep Viral. Were the "gay-voiced" men raised without fathers, or in households with only women? It doesn't happen often. I had male and female peers as friends so it's not as if I acquired a feminized speech pattern from an exclusive exposure to one gender in my social groups. Munson says that the gay men he interviewed may have wanted to convey an identity that is more stylish and cutting edge.

In an interview, Thorpe pointed out what he viewed as one particularly egregious example — the bad guy in the Disney animated film "Wreck-It Ralph. So much for that. It's frustrating not having an answer! I'm not buying that it's subconscious. Before I knew exactly what gay was, I always sounded gay no matter the circumstances.

Things are getting better, Thorpe says. These are the questions in a new documentary, "Do I Sound Gay? My point is, people can change their speech if they want to. A popular gay actor has the ability to sound "straight. If I were these researchers, I would be interested in identifying the origins of the gay manner of speaking. It is a biological attribute. My brother and his partner socialize mostly with gay friends.

Gruff North Indian tones for male colleagues. A friend of mine spent most of his formative years with his grandmother and mother, possibly acquiring their feminine patterns of behavior and voice. Beyond the environment that a person is raised in, one's peers and self-identity can also influence their voice. The development of accents in people exposed to multiple types of voices during their childhood and youth is amazingly varied.

After three years of research, linguistics professors Henry Rogers and Ron Smyth may be on the verge of answering that question. I called it self-preservation.

Is the gay voice forced

He grew up in the Bible Belt in the s, when homosexuality was often considered evil and the cause of a new plague called AIDS, Thorpe says. In another small study at the University of Hawaii, both gay and straight listeners were equally as likely to misclassify people as gay or straight. I would also identify the different modes of gay speech and determine what other factors, e. You can reach out to him on Instagram luigibenc or on email at luigibencosme18 gmail.

I believe some men are born with the so-called gay-sounding voice.