Study Says 'Gaydar' Is Real
22/08/2008 06:36
Not only does
"gaydar" exist, suggests a study out of Tufts
University, but it can work pretty
fast.Some people say they can tell the sexual orientation of folks with little information, and now a study gives them data to back up their claims.
Published in July's Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, the study claims that people could guess fairly accurately ("better than chance") whether men were gay or straight by looking at photos of their faces.
For the study, 15 undergraduate students, both male and female, were shown photos of faces of 90 men, evenly divided between gay and straight. The photos were taken from Internet personal ads and from Facebook. The study's lead author, graduate student Nicholas Rule, says men were used in this study for convenience, because they have a greater presence on the Internet than women.
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SINC SAYS:
I’ve known some people for years before I knew they were gay. What difference does it make anyway? I just wish gays didn’t have to “flaunt” themselves. That IS offensive to many.