Gay men who believe to sound ‘gay’ expect to be discriminated against because of their voices and gay‐sounding men are discriminated against in the hiring process. We examined whether uttering an agency‐based message decreased discrimination expectancy and enactment. In Study 1a (N = 256; gay and bisexual men) and Study 1b (N = 216; gay men), speakers uttered agentic (vs. neutral) messages. We assessed their self‐perception as gay sounding, agency self‐attribution and discrimination expectancy. Uttering agentic (vs. neutral) messages made the speakers self‐perceive as more agentic and this decreased discrimination expectancy. Additionally, self‐perception as gay sounding predicted discrimination expectancy. In Study 2 (N = 466), heterosexual participants listened to gay‐ and straight‐sounding speakers uttering either neutral or agentic messages and rated them in terms of agency and employability. Gay‐sounding speakers uttering agentic messages were less likely to be discriminated against than when uttering neutral messages. Results show the positive impact of linguistic strategies involving agentic messages to reduce discrimination expectancy and hiring biases.

中文翻译：

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代理消息有帮助吗？抵制基于声音的性取向歧视的语言策略


那些认为自己听起来是“同性恋”的男同性恋者预计会因为自己的声音而受到歧视，而听起来像同性恋的男性在招聘过程中也会受到歧视。我们研究了说出基于机构的信息是否会降低歧视预期和实施。在研究 1a 中（氮= 256；同性恋和双性恋男性）和研究 1b（氮= 216；男同性恋者），演讲者发出了代理（相对于中立）的信息。我们评估了他们对同性恋的自我认知、机构自我归因和歧视预期。说出代理（相对于中立）信息使说话者自我感觉更加代理，从而降低了歧视预期。此外，自我认知为同性恋预示着歧视预期。在研究 2 中（氮= 466），异性恋参与者聆听同性恋和异性恋说话者说出中立或代理信息，并根据代理和就业能力对他们进行评分。与发出中性信息相比，听起来像同性恋的说话者发出代理信息时受到歧视的可能性更小。结果表明，涉及代理信息的语言策略对减少歧视预期和招聘偏见具有积极影响。