Loose Lips and Silver Tongues, or, Projecting Sexual Orientation Through Speech

@article{Munson2007LooseLA,
  title={Loose Lips and Silver Tongues, or, Projecting Sexual Orientation Through Speech},
  author={Benjamin Munson and Molly Babel},
  journal={Lang. Linguistics Compass},
  year={2007},
  volume={1},
  pages={416-449}
}
The notion that an individual's sexual orientation can be ascertained through distinctive speech patterns abounds in popular culture. This article reviews the small but growing body of literature examining whether sexual orientation is conveyed and perceived through speech. These studies show some individuals speak in a way that conveys their sexual orientation to naive listeners. Contrary to many popular-culture stereotypes, the phonetic parameters that convey gay, lesbian, or bisexual… 
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