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As a not so fem gay man myself I don't really hear this in my own voice. I have heard it from some in the gay community and not from others. And in fact I have
by fennecfoxy 4y ago
As a not so fem gay man myself I don't really hear this in my own voice.
I have heard it from some in the gay community and not from others. And in fact I have heard it in straight men, too - gaydar is a big mishmash of various observations - speaking in that voice can lead you to think someone might be gay but upon further examination, types of eye contact etc can show that they're not.
I think stereotyping everyone that speaks in a "gay" manner is a hurtful mistake.
- asveikau 4y agoYou're right. It's not accurate all the time, it's a stereotype, it's misused to judge people, embracing it too much means losing sight of everyone's individuality. Yet it has some cultural place and correlation. I think it's worthy of study by linguists or social scientists and so on. I was finding it hard to talk about this without sounding offensive. As a straight guy I don't know how it reads to others.