Why do many gay men speak with a lisp?

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It let's allows other homosexual men to know that you are also gay. 53
It is simply an accent aquired from associating with other gay men. 38
Gay men do it out of respect for the homosexual male community. 9
They just want to conform in to the mass gay culture. 37
It is uncontrollable and becomes a part of their personality. 69
It is a conscious decision gay men make to alter themselves. 43
When a man gets fucked up the asshole their voice changes. 126
It is totally absurd that a change in sexuality alters your speach. 191
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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago | pl

    Is it a cruel joke that the word "lisp" is spelled with an "s" in it?

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  • 343Boy
    12 years ago

    Where's the "other" option? All gay men don't talk with a lisp. It's not a phenomenon that exists in all cultures either, so I'd pin it down as something partially physiological/sociological.

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    • Baloo
      12 years ago

      Thank you! I know quite a few gay men in person and none of them talk with a lisp.

      Perhaps the poll creator should stop watching TV and realize that not all gay men are flamboyant lispers.

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    • Hmmaybe
      12 years ago

      Generally the conformation to gay stereotypes by gays is in order to let other people know they gay just by looking at them so that gay people don't need to go to the effort of fidning out who is gay and who isn't when looking for a boyfriend.

      Another explanation for some homosexual stereotypical behaviour is that homosexuals identify themselves more with the opposite sex more than heterosexuals do and thus pick up traits of the other gender. I've noticed myself acting more girly after coming out as being bi.

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  • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress
    12 years ago

    It is totally absurd that a change in sexuality alters your speach.

    Hollywood promotes the myth. But really that's just BS.

    Case in point:
    John Barrowman was turned down for part of Will in "will & grace" because he wasn't "gay enough"...

    Yeah. a real-life gay man wasn't gay enough for the part.... they wanted a stereotype wishy gay man... and not a man who had strength.

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    • disthing
      12 years ago

      Ha that's odd because I've always thought John Barrowman is more camp than the guy who ended up playing Will.

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      • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress
        12 years ago

        Well he can be campy but he seems like he knows how to turn the charm on for all genders.

        Not to mention those muscles.

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    • nagasonavimana
      12 years ago

      HAHAHAHAHA, that's so fucking sad. Shitty show, btw...should've been the Jack and Karen Hour.

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      • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress
        12 years ago

        ya go watch doctor who or torchwood.

        then imagine HIM - meaning Captain Jack - as WIll.

        That's the problem I guess. They didn't want a gay man that women find sexy...

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  • theytookthisone
    12 years ago

    some people can't help it. like me :(

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  • aceofauseels
    12 years ago

    Some homosexuals (especially man) aren't homosexual by choice, they are homosexual by science. Some are born with more estrogen than testosterone, which is why they have attractions to men. This isn't true with ALL gay males, of course, but with a number of them. This high amount of estrogen causes them to act in a feminine nature, and when they have a lot of estrogen in their body it causes them to easily have a more feminine figure, feminine instinct, and feminine thoughts. The feminine voice thrown in with the male body causes their voice to sound much different than the usual male voice. Getting fucked in the ass does nothing to your voice. After all, when I left your house your mother sounded exactly the same you fucking homophobe.

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    • disthing
      12 years ago

      That's bollocks and I can't believe 3 people think it isn't.

      1) How many homosexuals do you know who claim they are gay by choice? How many do you know who are otherwise heterosexual or a-sexual but consciously choose to pretend to be attracted to the same sex?

      2) There is no conclusive evidence to prove homosexual males have higher amounts of oestrogen than heterosexual males. In fact there is no conclusive evidence that hormones are a significant factor in homosexuality at all, although there are plenty of theories.

      In conclusion, whilst it's reasonable to speculate that homosexuality is primarily a consequence of nature, not nurture, and that it is due to a hormonal difference or genetic abnormality, there is no FACT, there is only THEORY. Therefore declaring, like you do, that some homosexuals choose homosexuality, and that the lisp is a consequence of oestrogen, is to pretend you know something nobody does. Aight, fam?!

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      • nagasonavimana
        12 years ago

        Thank you! GODDAMN.

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      • Hmmaybe
        12 years ago

        Thankyou. I can't believe that there can be such ignorant on this normally fairly tolerant and understanding site. This really should be closer to the top of the comments.

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  • redgrote
    12 years ago

    Freddie Murcury did not have a lisp ....(Queen)

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  • dappled
    12 years ago

    The only men I've seen that do this are American men on television. I've never met anyone in real life who does it.

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    • Queeny
      12 years ago

      I have many times, its quite weird to see it in person because its so stereotypical. If I were gay, I think they would have offended me.

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  • Heeeeey_
    12 years ago

    Omg i never really thought abt it till now! Idk, guess its just in their nature. I love gays...(:

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  • March8
    12 years ago

    I know 4 gay men, and none of them have lisps. I think its a stereotype tbh :)

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  • kittenlittle
    12 years ago

    i only noticed the feminine ones sounding like that. i know straight guys who talk like that

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    • Jcandy
      12 years ago

      Same! Some men are just feminine. NOT ALL GAY MEN ARE FEMININE! Jesus christ!

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  • Munchieman
    12 years ago

    Bullshit all the comments above me all the gay kids at my school talk like girls n act like em too

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    • theytookthisone
      12 years ago

      lol unless they're closet gays

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    They don't speak that way. You just hear them that way.

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  • regisphilbin
    9 years ago

    It's an affectation to sound more friendly and approachable.

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  • Jfdp
    10 years ago

    I knew a guy who went from in the closet to out the closet from primary school to highschool and the minute he realized he could come out with it his whole manner and (Yup voice) changed

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  • GreyWulfen
    11 years ago

    I've never seen a SINGLE gay man do this, and I know an amount of them.
    I know 2 people doing this, but they both consider themselves straight.

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    The anwser I think is most logical isn't even on your list. Im guessing that several of the genes that could cause homosexuality also cause a speech impediment because both traits are neighboring genes. This is similar to how schizophrenia and diabetes are commonly seen together for no apperant reason.

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  • RappyisAmused
    11 years ago

    I'm gay, I know other gay men, and I KNOW for a fact, that I don't; neither them - speak with a lisp. To be honest, it's extremely annoying and I would never attempt to talk that way.

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  • anti-hero
    12 years ago

    95% of the gay men I know, do not speak this way.

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  • FourAMandstillgoin
    12 years ago

    If you already knew the answer whyd you post this??

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  • Dragon175
    12 years ago

    I am gay and I don't talk with a lisp.

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  • AlexF
    12 years ago

    'Campness' makes me sick I can't be in the presence of someone like that! I don't understand why, if your gay, that you talk like that, and all the weird movements with the hands. Some people are saying it's because they are more feminine, but do you know ANY women who act like a gay man?

    Don't for a single second think that i'm being ignorant here.. I am gay..

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  • UliNalaMansae
    12 years ago

    thats just mean, my cousin(s) do not have lisps! (not all of them are gay btw)

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  • chubsbulb
    12 years ago

    I asked a gay guy if he changed his voice when he came out and he just got pissed off. But if he had always spoken like that then he must have known he was gay when he had a girlfriend. It's a strange trend.

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  • PabloLewis
    12 years ago

    Well im a "gay guy!!!" and I sure as fuck DONT TALK FUNNY!!! I mght wear make-up when I go out for a meal,or a night out,and we'r not talking "DRAG QUEEN STUFF EITHER!!!" a lot of gay guys have a lot of stright friends that are female!!! and theres nothing wrong with a bloke looking after his skin!!!

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    • nagasonavimana
      12 years ago

      Makeup? Seriously? All you need is a gentle exfoliating scrub, clay masque, and a natural facial lotion. Don't wear fucking makeup unless you are glamming that shit to the extreme.

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  • thefunnywriter
    12 years ago

    The most popular choice isn't even a logical answer to the question.

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  • MissAwkward
    12 years ago

    They do it because they think it makes them sound like women.

    SEXISTS!

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  • xx9yearsoldxx
    12 years ago

    hey!

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  • Amistad
    12 years ago

    I know LOTS of gay men that don't have one, and I reckon it's mostly just a television stereotype.

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  • mexicanlollipop
    12 years ago

    i'm gay and i actually agree that you get a lisp from hanging round with other gay people. i got a lisp like a month after i came out. its really annoying! i hate having a lisp.

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  • hasty
    12 years ago

    I've never heard a gay dude speak with a lisp, but a lot of them do use an effeminate tone

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    LMAO!

    These questions.... So impossible....

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  • timebobbu
    12 years ago

    oh p'shaw

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    I've heard alot with lisps and they always try to talk soft like a women does and they can't because their guys what god made them to be

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