Scientists Study : Gaydar
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A look at scientific theories hoping to explain how some gay men and women develop the knack of spotting people who share their sexuality.
But as much as visual clues may be fairly accurate in determining someone’s sexuality, there has been some recent scientific study to aid the notion of gaydar as an acquired biological skill for gay men and women to seek out mates much more effectively.
The October 2004 issue of The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America brings a short article detailing the different vowel inflections of gay men and lesbian women. ...
The study suggests vocal inflections in gay men and women are not so much the result biological factors. Instead, it proposes that gay men and women adopt certain behaviors of the opposite sex as they come into their sexuality. ...
Gay men and women may sound differently from their straight counterparts, but they apparently may perceive scent differently, too. ...