This paper integrates evidence across a range of research programs to make the case that gender nonconformity and sexual orientation are interconnected in a way that reflects a degree of reality. One body of research concerns the accurate judgments of sexual orientation of adult targets based on nonverbal gendered cues, focusing on targets’ spontaneous presentation of the self that includes cues from body shape, movement, the face, and the voice. A second body of research examines the perceived gender atypicality of child targets who later come out as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) in adulthood. This research points to growing evidence concerning the reality of gender atypicality for members of the LGB community on the aggregate. The scope of this reality, as well as implications for the LGB community, are discussed.

本文整合了一系列研究项目的证据，以证明性别不一致和性取向以反映一定程度现实的方式相互关联。其中一项研究涉及根据非语言性别线索对成人目标的性取向的准确判断，重点关注目标对自我的自发呈现，包括来自体型、动作、面部和声音的线索。第二项研究考察了后来在成年后以女同性恋、男同性恋或双性恋 （LGB） 身份出柜的儿童目标的性别非典型性。这项研究指出，越来越多的证据表明 LGB 社区成员总体上存在性别非典型性。讨论了这一现实的范围以及对 LGB 社区的影响。