What Does It Mean to Sound Gay?
Listen to Slate’s show about the myths and realities of the stereotypical gay man’s voice.
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Listen to Lexicon Valley Episode No. 48: What Does It Mean to Sound Gay?
Affect a lisp, assume a lilt, and add a fair amount of flamboyance. Presto! Instant gay man’s voice. It’s a stereotype, to be sure, but is there any truth to it? Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo talk to Benjamin Munson, a speech scientist at the University of Minnesota, about what it means to sound gay.
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