Many gay folk pride themselves on being able to judge whether someone else is gay. However, a study has poured cold water on this idea. The study appeared in the Journal of Homosexuality and the author was Fabio Fasoli from the University of Surrey in England.
He took around 130 participants and played audio recordings of other people. He then asked them to say whether they thought the speakers were gay or heterosexual.
The study found both straight and gay participants were more likely to categorize speakers as straight. In fact, they labeled so many of the speakers as straight that they both tended to miss the gay speakers.
Secondly, both groups were slightly better at identifying gay women than gay men.
Gay participants were slightly more likely to identify speakers as gay, but not necessarily accurately.
Read more at Queerty.com
Why your ‘gaydar’ may not be as reliable as you think: Misconceptions identifying sexual orientation
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