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Do I Sound Gay?

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Do I Sound Gay?

Released Jul 10, 2015

1h 17m

Documentary

LGBTQ+

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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.

Critics Consensus

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

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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

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Jonathan Romney

Observer (UK)

A cheerful, highly personal investigation into queer cultural identity ...

Rated: 3/5

Nov 1, 2015

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Kerri L

a self deprecating view of your own voice. Joyous.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Audience Member

Let's just cut to the chase; The answer is yes.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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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: Howard Gertler, David Thorpe
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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