Gay Personality And Voices?

Question

I would like to know if anyone can tell me why gay people act more flamboyant and generally have higher pitched voices. Lets get this correct, I AM NOT TRYING TO OFFEND! AND I WANT SCIENTIFIC ANSWERS ONLY NO, I REPEAT NO PERSONAL OPINIONS OR VIEWS. Thanks, once again no offence is meant by the question im just curious. ALso before anyone replies saying if you know a gay person etc, i do know some and they did not act this way before hand, but their behaviour changed and i just wondered if there was any scientific reasoning behind it. Thanks once again

Answer 1

There are two types of gay men: butch and fem. The fem are the stereotypical flamboyant ones that slur their S's. I think it could be hormonal, but no one is sure. My brother is butch, but only goes for the fem. I also think that when you hang out with people you tend to pick up their tendencies, and gays like to hang out together, so perhaps the gestures are magnified in some? I think it's kinda fun.

Answer 2

There's a lot going on with it. First of all, there's stereotype research you might be interested in: just hearing a stereotype ONCE (especially if it's negative, but we won't get into that too heavy) establishes a schema in your brain. A "category" if you will. And your brain will react to situations to try to make things fit into that category. You will actually notice more things about a person that do fit the stereotype, and unintentionally ignore more things that don't. Of those things that you DO notice, you'll actually remember more that support the stereotype than you would those things that don't. Also, your expectations (schema) can cause you to behave in such a way that you evoke the behavior you'd expect to observe. That's the research that's backed by science. Beyond this, just applying common sense (and, y'know, ASKING THE PEOPLE INVOLVED which doesn't have to be scientific, but can be just as informative), there are a lot of reasons why gay men will do some of these behaviors deliberately. Some were just suppressing themselves before they were out, and now feel free to be themselves. Others might just be having fun with the stereotype (an inside joke, freaking out straights, etc). Others I know do it so that people know they're gay. If someone has a problem with it, it won't take you all that long for you to find out, and you know how to deal with them. If someone doesn't, you know that too. And, if another gay man is single and looking...
There's also some people who start to come out to others, and then just really want to fit in. Usually, the get the picture and tone down a little bit once they get in some queer space and see some of the diversity.

As for thinking that it's a "generalization", that it's applicable to all or even most gay people: there's the stereotype research above, but there's also the fact that when you see someone being "swishy", you assume they're gay. Not all of them are (most are, because society has scared straight guys away from all of that, but not all). But when you see someone "normal", you automatically assume that they're straight.

There's a lot going on there; scientifically, and socially.

Answer 3

I think before I answer this question (which is not very well-intentioned in the first case) let me suggest that 'gay' is a very artificial and misleading category. It seeks to combine both masculine male's sexual attraction for men, and feminine male's (queer) sexual attraction for men into the same category ----- i.e. 'gay' and then evaluates both of them with the feminine stereotype. On the contrary, straight is supposed to inlcude only masculine male's sexual need for women, while the feminine male (queer) 's sexual need for women is separated into a transgendered category.

So now when we say 'gay' we will only refer to the feminine gendered male who likes men, in other words 'queer'. They act in a flamboyant, aggressive and often vulgar way basically because the society condemns and denigrates positive and beautiful aspects of male femininity. That aspect if allowed blends beautifully into the overall social fabric. However after the persecution what is left is the negative, vulgarised forms of that feminine trait. It is aggressive because they have been given a social space by the society to be so (the gay space) and they feel very powerful when they give back to the society through vulgarised behaviour, from the safety of this space.

Since the society doesn't recognise or give similar social space to queer heterosexuals, they are not as flamboyant. They live quietly, trying not to get too noticed.

Answer 4

I never realized all gay people act flampoyant ands had higher pitched voices. Sure this is part of a stereotype but a most inaccurate one. Most of the gay people I know are just ordinary everyday folks who have regular jobs, live in average homes and dring the same beer as the rest of my friends. And of all my gay friends I would say the most flamboyant are the straight ones who hang aroudn us.

Answer 5

You want 'scientific' answers, but your question is not a scientific question. This is about behaviour and psychology, not physics or biology. Part of being gay is OFTEN (but not always) the adapatation of feminizing traits. That is, many gay men adapt a feminine body language and speech pattern. Sometimes it's deliberate, often it's unconscious. This outward physical manifestation and vocal mannerism serves a few different functions. It identifies the person to the rest of his community, it self-identifies the person as a member of that community and therefore it lends a much-needed sense of belonging to people who have been historically marginalized and still are to a great extent.

Ok?

Answer 6

well, science is not a difinitive way to measure a person's personality; especially since the science of psychology is mostly based on theories. I'm a psychology major so I don't know much about the details of a scientific biological explaination about homosexuality, feminine mannerisms and personality.

But maybe this person is just alot happier with himself and it shows through his mannerisms and behaviors. This person probably was hiding who he was before and now feels more comfortable expressing himself.

Answer 7

The act of acknowledging who one is can be very uplifting. One can become happier and feel more freedom to do as inclined. So some people become more flamboyant, begin to speak with more animation, etc. In other words they feel more free to express themselves.