"In his new film, Do I Sound Gay?, Thorpe searches for the origin of that stereotype and documents his own attempts to sound "less gay" by working with speech pathologist Susan Sankin."
The possibility that the "gay voice" comes from imitating people (in this case, women) you trust is really interesting. It seems to make a lot of sense... I'd really like to see a study on the matter. Would a gay man who does not have the "gay voice" be a man without women in his life who he can trust?
Yeah, I guess it does seem to make sense, but in my opinion the stereotypical "gay male" voice doesn't sound like a woman's voice. It has it's own quality.
I agree, the majority of women I know speak with an effeminate tone, but it isn't quite the same as the stereotypical "gay voice" that's described in the article. "Flamboyant" is a word often associated with this stereotype. I feel like it may just be the exaggeration of these effeminate qualities (mixed with the male biology) that make it sound so unique.