There've been several studies that have led researchers to believe that gaydar is a real thing, although apparently one of those studies has been called into question here:
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Cox and his team questioned the validity of the previous research, citing differences in the quality of the photos used for the gay and straight people featured in the study. The gay men and lesbians, according to Cox's studies, had higher quality pictures than their straight counterparts. When researchers controlled for differences in photo quality, participants were unable to tell who was gay and straight.
I feel the gaydars are more than just physical appearence. For example, it's been said that gay men are more likely to prolong eye contact than heterosexual men. it has a lot to do with behavior.
Actually this is either shoddy research or article because a significant portion of gay people when asked will state they are not in fact gay regardless of the truth.
Lol, I hate when people say "this needed a study?"
There's no such thing as common sense, it needs to be done. Clearly you can see in the OP that a different older study came to a different conclusion and therefore this study was useful in some way
I feel the gaydars are more than just physical appearence. For example, it's been said that gay men are more likely to prolong eye contact than heterosexual men. it has a lot to do with behavior.
This. Whenever I see people refer to gaydar, it's directly tied to things like behavior, dress, etc. Not the actual physical appearance.
However gay people know what features and personalities to look for which would explain why some "gaydar" are somehow accurate. I didn't heard of limiting it purely on Looks before.
