Youre starting to sound like a gay

My voice! Let’s talk about some real signs that you might be questioning your sexuality and how to move through that journey with confidence and compassion. I turned on the voice, forgot who I was, and the girly, fairy, faggot became Dracula or Hamlet.

A queer speech-language pathologist on “vocal dysphoria” and how to achieve the voice that matches your authentic self. My acting became fake if I used the voice for too long. Most days at school I dreamed of being anyone but myself. But upon seeing me hanging out on set between takes, talking like myself, the casting folks seemed instantly mortified and concerned.

The spell was broken for the moment… I went from hiding behind the bleachers to showing off center stage. Is it a gift, a stereotype, or. So I had to somehow integrate my voice with my authentic self. I booked a small role in a movie called Outside Providence in which I ironically played an ostensibly straighthighschool bully.

But the magic voice could only take me so far. It means you’re starting to explore who you really are, and that’s powerful.

My Gay Voice and

I was told that having a big, unnatural voice was not going to help me book roles in contemporary theater and film. They're just sounds. But the voice only helped in fits and starts. However, research shows we actually do a pretty poor job at guessing another person's sexual orientation solely using our ears.

I majored in theater. All thanks to my voice. No wonder I wanted to be an actor. In the rural town I grew up I was surrounded by boys who played sports like their lives depended on it; talked a big game about premature sex with girls; and took every opportunity to make fun of boys like me.

I have written a clinical paper on the topic here as well as op-ed pieces here and here. The bane of my childhood existence. I was now training to make a living as an actor, not just to make believe. The voice did help me to land a few great jobs.

I got into grad school for acting. I don't want to be perceived as gay, not because I think it's wrong (I don't) but because I want to return to being able to be open about my sexuality and people take me seriously. I was taught to hate it by the people around me.

(Crazy, I know!) Stereotypes about what LGBTQ people sound like lead some to think their gay-dar can accurately sniff out queer folks in a crowd based on voices alone.

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Good thing I only had one scene I was also cast as my dream role of Romeo at a regional theater. At least not when I used the voice for extended periods of time. I was proud of the mini-successes I managed to claim, with all strikes against me.

Posted November 3, I hated my voice when I was a kid. How do I reverse this “gay voice” I forgot to include this while originally posting this, but I apologize in advance if this offends anyone in the LGBTQ community. In this video, I dive into what having a ‘gay voice’ really means – from personal experiences to cultural perceptions and the emotions that come with it.

I got professional acting jobs.