Sociophonetic inquiry into sexuality and the voice has often focused on the perception of
men's sexuality on the basis of disembodied voices. However, inconsistencies across these …

Abstract Studies of North Americans suggest that laypeople can judge the sexual orientation
of others with greater than chance accuracy based on brief observations of their behavior …

Previous research has shown that lay people can accurately assess male sexual orientation
based on limited information, such as face, voice, or behavioral display. Gender-atypical …

Potential differences between homosexual and heterosexual men have been studied on a
diverse set of social and biological traits. Regarding acoustic features of speech …

Popular stereotypes concerning the speech of homosexuals typically attribute speech
patterns characteristic of the opposite-sex, ie, broadly feminized speech in gay men and …

Studies on mate preferences usually examine heterosexual attraction; comparatively little is
known about preferences of individuals whose sexuality is aimed at the same sex. We …

A linguist's entertaining and highly informed guide to what languages are and how they
function. Think you know language? Think again. There are languages that change when …

Previous research into the phonetic characteristics of gay-and straight-sounding male
speech have failed to find differences relating to the overall measurements of frequency …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the common stereotype that homosexual males show pitch
patterns that mirror those of heterosexual females. STUDY DESIGN: Static group …

This study evaluated the stereotype that gay men lisp. Two clinicians who were unaware of
the specific purpose of the study and the populations involved judged randomized audio …