>>13020775>The same process that does not fully masculinize the brain leaves its mark on the voicebox. While not really feminine both are not fully masculine either.This is the simplest and likely the most explanatory answer. Cultural, sociological, and psychological effects also play a big role, but as for the underlying factors, it's not like it's the hugest mystery in the world. Especially if you're talking about post-puberty.
>>13021026>>13020775is a pretty good hypothesis.
>>13021785>They hang out with women more so they pick up female voice.>>13021547>I'm not gay, but grew up with 3 sisters and I used to female company. People always say I have a gay voice but I'm straight. So I think it's a socialization thing. Gay dudes hangout with females a lot so kinda pick up their mannerism.is also plausible. I'm (mostly, minus passing traps) straight and I also have a pretty gay-sounding voice for possibly the same reason. If I make a conscious effort to change it, it apparently sounds a lot less gay.
Because masculine and feminine isn't just about pitch. It's about a lot of things. And being gay doesn't necessarily mean, or exclusively mean, more feminine.
Some of the qualities of the "stereotypical" gay voice are probably quite cultural, but if that culture/"meme" didn't exist, it seems fairly reasonable all those people would still have some of the same qualities of that voice. They'd maybe converge on a different kind of stereotypical voice instead, or a few different kinds.
Typically-developed men from certain distributed regions also kind of have a stereotypical speaking style. Same for women. We're just so used to it that we don't really think of it that way.
The only way to find out if it's more than just a hypothesis would be to look at actual studies, though
