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      Do I Sound Gay?

      Released Jul 10, 2015 1h 17m Documentary LGBTQ+ List
      82% 49 Reviews Tomatometer 47% 2,500+ Ratings Audience Score Journalist David Thorpe confronts his anxiety over sounding gay by talking to LGBT icons like Dan Savage and George Takei, and exploring the cultural history of the gay voice in film and television. Read More Read Less

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      Do I Sound Gay? proves to be a light, affable, entertaining look at a largely unexplored issue.

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      Kerri L a self deprecating view of your own voice. Joyous. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review cinephile f I think that this documentary handles the topic very well and it is a topic worth discussing. The ending message though was a bit too simplistic as is Dan Savage's explanation of why gay men don't wish to project effeminacy. That part of the film could be fleshed out a bit more. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member As a gay man I fully relate to the mistakes people make in assuming someone is gay or straight by their speech. Stereotypes are covered, how gays are treated badly even by other gays [professionally or socially.] Yet, certain speech patterns are more prevalent among gays [although some straights may also have the same patterns.] I found it interesting to see that at very young ages when children don't even have a concept of gay or straight, gay men often had certain common speech traits. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Disappointing documentary because it doesn't really ask the right secondary questions and search for more scientific rationale for the title question. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Fun and light but with just enough weight to keep you interested. And it has Dan Savage in it. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/09/16 Full Review Audience Member Let's just cut to the chase; The answer is yes. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Guy Lodge London Evening Standard The tone is light and hopeful throughout, while allowing for the possibility of more searching investigation on the viewer's part. Rated: 3/5 Nov 6, 2015 Full Review Jonathan Romney Observer (UK) A cheerful, highly personal investigation into queer cultural identity ... Rated: 3/5 Nov 1, 2015 Full Review Geoffrey Macnab Independent (UK) The breezy and humorous tone doesn't disguise the fact that Thorpe's film is both intimate and quietly courageous. Rated: 3/5 Oct 30, 2015 Full Review Jeffrey Peterson Indie Film Minute David Thorpe asserts that the inflection in people’s voices is semiotics, a composition of many things, but two in particular: where they grew up and what that place sounds like, as well as who raised them and what they sound like. Sep 1, 2023 Full Review Michael J. Casey Michael J. Cinema What 'Do I Sound Gay?' lacks in suspense, it makes up for in heart. Rated: 3/5 Sep 9, 2021 Full Review Craig Schroeder Battleship Pretension Do I Sound Gay? is a film that asks universal questions as a means to explore Thorpe's very personal struggle. Jan 14, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Journalist David Thorpe confronts his anxiety over sounding gay by talking to LGBT icons like Dan Savage and George Takei, and exploring the cultural history of the gay voice in film and television.
      Director
      David Thorpe
      Producer
      Dan Cogan
      Screenwriter
      David Thorpe, Maeve O'Boyle
      Distributor
      IFC Films
      Production Co
      Impact Partners, Little Punk
      Genre
      Documentary, LGBTQ+
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jul 10, 2015, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 31, 2017
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $57.0K
      Runtime
      1h 17m
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