The Science of Gaydar _冥冥之中早已注定你我本是G

摘自：New York Magazine

A study found that 75 percent of gay men sounded gay to a general audience. Were they responding to a recognized gay “accent”?

EXAMPLE A: Digit Proportions (Female)The index fingers of most straight men are shorter than their ring fingers, and for most women they are the same length or longer. Gay men and lesbians tend to have reversed ratios.

EXAMPLE B: Thumbprint Density (Male)Gay men and straight women have an increased density of fingerprint ridges on the thumb and pinkie of the left hand.

EXAMPLE C: Hair Whorl (Men) Gay men are more likely than straight men to have a counterclockwise whorl. Photographs by Mark Mahaney



EXAMPLE D: Hand Dexterity (Male)Gay men and lesbians have a 50 percent greater chance of being left-handed or ambidextrous than their straight counterparts.