Silencing Queer Signals
Why do some gay men “sound” gay? After three years of research, linguistics professors Henry Rogers and Ron Smyth may be on the verge of answering that question. After identifying phonetic characteristics that seem to make a man’s voice sound gay, their best hunch is that some gay men may subconsciously adopt certain female speech patterns. It is not often possible to hide whether one is a member of a marginalised group. If you are a woman, or a member of a particular race, it is obvious to the people you interact with on a daily basis. Harvard grad dispels the biggest misconceptions about the gay
Some gay men have feminine tendencies and therefore socialize with women more than men. The "gay voice" is usually a result of men adapting their speech patterns to be more socially compatible with women. However, linguistics can point to specific speech patterns that are more common among gay men. This style of speech is used to solidify the community but is also used by homophobic people to stereotype them. Panel
Ultimately, gender inversion theory is inseparable from the harmful and discriminatory interpretations of the gay voice, but there are nevertheless many potential differences in the way queer people speak — enough so that listeners have an above-average chance of correctly guessing sexual orientation based on stereotypes. Young people may worry that their family expect them to fit into a certain box. In contrast, some gay men rebel against these expectations when struggling to come to terms with their sexuality. 
Why do gay people sound like that? – ClassX
Time and time again we hear gay men described using these adjectives, but this narrow, outdated stereotype is inaccurate - and it’s ruining lives. Gramer, Jr. LGBT folk and all minorities experience the world differently and the art we create to voice ourselves speaks that difference.
Social psychological aspects of gay identity development
Men who do not follow these prescribed roles and rules are seen as deviant and have attention drawn to the fact that they might be gay. If these social rules weren’t in place, would more straight men engage in artistic pursuits and expressions? Hmmm. Sedivy describes the tendency for listeners to make split-second assumptions about speakers based on auditory features such as accents and dialects. While accents are usually associated with region or socioeconomic class, the same process can be applied to the various ways queer people might speak differently than their non-queer majority counterparts.
Why do gay people talk like that?
These studies often involve having people listen to recordings and judge whether they think the speaker is gay or straight. Findings suggest that gay men often exhibit higher pitch variation, meaning their vocal range from low to high is more pronounced compared to straight men. . 
The Gay Voice
This article focuses upon the social psychological aspects of identity development among gay men. Identity is defined as the constellation of elements (e.g., group memberships, personality traits) that make each individual unique and distinctive [1]. As one of those elements, sexual identity refers to the individual's perception, construal and enactment of their sexuality [2]. “Coming out. .
Sounds Queer
Adam Aleksic, a Harvard linguistics grad, made a video where he dispels some of the biggest misconceptions about the gay "accent." He adds that the special speech patterns were a way for gay men to identify themselves to others at a time when it was dangerous to be out of the closet. .