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There are limits to what you can achieve but you can permanently change (lower and de-fag) your voice in a way that over time will not seem or sound fake to you. ...Where shall I go? Perhaps my own interest in cars, and associations with a lot of straight guys also interested in cars has prevented me from picking up 'gay voice'.

I can talk with them about cars too - but I can't keep talking about them for AS LONG as they do.

My mind starts to wander and I get a headache.

by Anonymousreply 77April 2, 2017 7:32 PM

Bbhg

by Anonymousreply 78April 2, 2017 7:38 PM

Do I Sound Gay?

This guy talks about his anxiety about his gay voice, and his attempt to address.

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by Anonymousreply 79April 2, 2017 8:00 PM

I just realized that the article including in op's post references the documentary in my post.

by Anonymousreply 80April 2, 2017 8:05 PM

I feel sorry for people who have girly or effeminate voices and want to change them.

That will make the vocal folds thicker--it will help. *single-tear* )

by Anonymousreply 127May 15, 2017 3:41 PM

Your intonation should also sound like this "--------_, -------_, -------_." med to low, med to low, med to low, conclude low. He ends his statements with question marks, looking for approval from the group.

Even if you have the voice of Barry White, you will sound gay if you're are calling guys "girl," "she," or talking about divas and show tunes.

by Anonymousreply 100April 3, 2017 4:33 AM

duh, r100.

by Anonymousreply 101April 3, 2017 4:42 AM

Is it really an affectation?

If my son had gay voice, I'd worry for his safety.

by Anonymousreply 130May 15, 2017 6:22 PM

There's an old Details article on the speech therapist who helps emerging gay actors sound less gay...

by Anonymousreply 131June 14, 2017 4:46 AM

ya can't.

Where do you live?

by Anonymousreply 143September 12, 2020 2:30 PM

Rural Canada.

by Anonymousreply 144September 12, 2020 3:26 PM

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AEE 436: What You Can Learn About Speech Patterns from a Gay Man from New York

What can you learn about speech patterns from the story of a gay man from New York City?

Today hear about a documentary about a gay man who hired a speech therapist to get rid of his gay-sounding voice and find out what this means for you as a learner of English.

This weekend we watched a movie called Do I Sound Gay and it reminded us of some of the challenges that our listeners go through when they want to get rid of their own accents from their home countries.

We can draw parallels between what this man went through and what you might go through if you relocate to the US and try to start a life for yourself.

What is a typical “gay male voice”?

Of course this might be a stereotype in itself but here are some of the characteristics according to speech therapists:

  • Careful pronunciation
  • High, rapidly changing pitch
  • Lisp
  • Nasal tone
  • Breathy tone

 

In this documentary the man tried to figure out how and when he started talking with this voice and started trying to get rid of it.

He was “covering” as linguists would say. He was trying to cover up his natural voice.

He was doing activities and exercises to get rid of his speech patterns.

Eventually he stopped doing the exercises because he realized he was disconnected with himself.

 

Is “covering” always healthy?

Sometimes covering can be healthy.

Healthy covering is getting pronunciation training to have more success in business and be understood in everyday situations when we are living in a new country.

There is also a difference between having an accent and having good pronunciation.

The idea of developing a 100% American accent is not always the thing to work toward.

Sometimes covering can he unhealthy if you are spending a lot of time trying to stop being the person you are.

His presentation solves the business issue with this new recruiting app. Assholes like you, 0.

by Anonymousreply 56April 2, 2017 4:40 PM

Good advice from R6. A lot of gay men, I've noticed, particularly young ones emulate the speech patterns of teenage girls: drawing out vowels, uptalking, too many "likes," whiny, speaking with hesitancy rather than with assurance, speaking fast and excitedly, etc.

HIDE, HIDE IT BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY!

by Anonymousreply 59April 2, 2017 4:53 PM

Bros, hang out with bros only.

by Anonymousreply 60April 2, 2017 4:57 PM

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by Anonymousreply 61April 2, 2017 5:20 PM

Many guys have gay voices because they primarily socialize with [italic]other[/italic] guys with gay voices.

In Los Angeles of all places.

how to get rid of gay voice

DTM had serious "gay voice" as a teen. "I can't think about it now, I'll go crazy if I do. The technical term is "folds" and they're made of the same stuff as the cartilage-type stuff that is at the bottom of your earlobe). You want to do as little of that as possible to move your fundamental frequency lower, should you choose that.

Screaming therapy will probably give you vocal nodules, which means you've succeeded if you want to give a rip-roaring rendition of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and sound exactly like Bonnie Tyler. I've never heard about this kind of thing anywhere else, so no confirmation from any other sources on whether this is a real thing or not.

You can do the same thing in your car on the freeway.

Is “perfect” English pronunciation really the solution?

 

The extent to which you want to lose your original accent when you speak English is your own personal choice but we are asking you to reflect on that question today.

 

What do you think?

Let us know in the comments below.



“Gay” voice

Things I ruminate while producing an LGBT podcast: my “gay” voice.

Not easy, but doable if you're dedicated and disciplined. Harvey Fierstein has a very derp voice but just sounds like a tranny with a cold.

by Anonymousreply 35April 2, 2017 7:48 AM

rent my Oscar winning performance in The Iron Lady (win #3 BTW)

Margaret Thatcher had the same problem with nasal pitchiness.

There is a scene where a voice teacher shows her how to speak better.

by Anonymousreply 36April 2, 2017 8:30 AM

But seriously, I am from a generation of gay men who went through lots of job discrimination.

The truth is that gay men are looked down upon, and having a gay voice or presenting in a feminine way doesn't help at all. Timbre in the vocal tract is changed through a variety of things, most notably to do with what you do with your soft palate, but there are others.

Last bit of advice: go watch impressionists. Are there any sites online or Youtube drills I could use?