The science of stereotyping: Challenging the validity of 'gaydar'

Friday, September 4, 2015 - 13:00 in Psychology & Sociology

'Gaydar' -- the purported ability to infer whether people are gay or straight based on their appearance -- seemed to get a scientific boost from a 2008 study that concluded people could accurately guess someone's sexual orientation based on photographs of their faces. In a new paper, researchers challenge what they call 'the gaydar myth.'

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