Why do some gay people have that stereotypical "gay" voice?

In movies, it's generally related to stereotype: a gay man not being ”man enough”, therefore being portrayed usually as a flamboyant, feminine, sassy character there for comedy relief.

It's a stupid stereotype. On the real world, its mostly tied to our common sense of what being masculine and feminine is.

There's no ”gay voice”, just a high voice that our society considers it to be a feminine voice and, therefore, flamboyant for a guy to have. It's more common to see gay guys with higher voices because, well, in general they are less likely to try to cover up and change their own voice pitches just to be accepted, since that whole ”toxic masculinity” discussion is far more comprehended by the LGBTQ+ community than by the average straight man that grew up with the idea that they had to be a manly man.

Of course there are gay guys (and just guys in general) with high pitched voices that deepen up their own voices when trying to be accept on a new environment or whatever, but usually, if you're comfortable enough with who you are, you don't care.

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