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Gay- and Lesbian-Sounding Auditory Cues Elicit Stereotyping and Discrimination

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ID8355368
AuthorsFabio Fasoli (0000-0002-8043-1630, University of Surrey, corresponding author), A Maa (0000-0001-9802-5246, University of Padua), Anne Maass (0000-0002-7889-795X), Maria-Paola Paladino (0000-0002-1664-9475, University of Trento), Maria Paola Paladino, Simone Sulpizio (0000-0002-4051-9494, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University)
Year2017
Volume46
Issue5
Pages1261-1277
Publication date2017-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchives of Sexual Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0004-0002 • E-ISSN: 1573-2800
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s10508-017-0962-0
PMID28299562
OpenAlexW2598027382
LanguageEN
Citations received46
References cited81

The growing body of literature on the recognition of sexual orientation from voice ("auditory gaydar") is silent on the cognitive and social consequences of having a gay-/lesbian- versus heterosexual-sounding voice. We investigated this issue in four studies (overall N = 276), conducted in Italian language, in which heterosexual listeners were exposed to single-sentence voice samples of gay/lesbian and heterosexual speakers. In all four studies, listeners were found to make gender-typical inferences about traits and preferences of heterosexual speakers, but gender-atypical inferences about those of gay or lesbian speakers. Behavioral intention measures showed that listeners considered lesbian and gay speakers as less suitable for a leadership position, and male (but not female) listeners took distance from gay speakers. Together, this research demonstrates that having a gay/lesbian rather than heterosexual-sounding voice has tangible consequences for stereotyping and discrimination

Developmental psychology · Homosexuality · Lesbian · Linguistics · Sentence · Sexual orientation · Gender Studies in Language · Psychology · Social and Educational Sciences · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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