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Do I Sound Gay?

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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.

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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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Guy Lodge London Evening Standard 11/06/2015
3/5
The tone is light and hopeful throughout, while allowing for the possibility of more searching investigation on the viewer's part. Go to Full Review Jonathan Romney Observer (UK) 11/01/2015
3/5
A cheerful, highly personal investigation into queer cultural identity ... Go to Full Review Geoffrey Macnab Independent (UK) 10/30/2015
3/5
The breezy and humorous tone doesn't disguise the fact that Thorpe's film is both intimate and quietly courageous. Go to Full Review Jeffrey Peterson Indie Film Minute 09/01/2023
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. Go to Full Review Michael J. Casey Michael J. Cinema 09/09/2021
3/5
What 'Do I Sound Gay?' lacks in suspense, it makes up for in heart. Go to Full Review Craig Schroeder Battleship Pretension 01/14/2021
Do I Sound Gay? is a film that asks universal questions as a means to explore Thorpe's very personal struggle. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Kerri L @Galswinthe 01/16/2023 a self deprecating view of your own voice. Joyous. See more cinephile f 12/28/2021 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. See more 01/31/2020 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. See more 10/29/2017 Disappointing documentary because it doesn't really ask the right secondary questions and search for more scientific rationale for the title question. See more 08/09/2016 Fun and light but with just enough weight to keep you interested. And it has Dan Savage in it. See more 07/04/2016 Let's just cut to the chase; The answer is yes. See more Read all reviews
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David Thorpe

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Michael Airington

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Richard Barrios

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Margaret Cho

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Becky Collins

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Bob Corff

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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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