# Test your gaydar **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 4, 2005, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-gaydar/324709 "2005-10-04T05:57:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-gaydar/324709/1 "2005-10-04T05:57:11Z")
I took the gaydar test [http://www.okcupid.com/gaydar](http://www.okcupid.com/gaydar) Woo hoo! šŸ†’ I totally rock. My result: ``` **You remarkably scored 85% You personally got 17 of the 20 people correct and were better at recognizing girls than guys. *Overall, you guessed better than 94% of all test takers.*** ``` 94th percentile! It isnā€™t surprising that I guessed women better than men: Iā€™m a dyke myself, this confirms it. ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-gaydar/324709/2 "2005-10-04T06:09:08Z")
First time I got 70%, the second 75%. Both times I was better at recognizing the girls. I think Iā€™m better than that in real life though. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-gaydar/324709/3 "2005-10-04T06:09:27Z")
A Google ad for the US Navyā€¦nice. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-gaydar/324709/4 "2005-10-04T06:10:12Z")
My gayday doesnā€™t work so well. I scored 70% You personally got 14 of the 20 people correct and were better at recognizing guys than girls. Overall, you guessed better than 59% of all test takers. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-gaydar/324709/5 "2005-10-04T06:11:21Z")
> [@CynicalGabe](#): > > My gayday doesnā€™t work so well. gaydar! :smack: When, oh when are we going to get an ā€œedit postā€ function on this board?? ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-gaydar/324709/6 "2005-10-04T06:36:57Z")
I got 45%. No wonder Iā€™m single. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-gaydar/324709/7 "2005-10-04T06:46:12Z")
> [@CynicalGabe](#): > > My gayday doesnā€™t work so well. > > I scored 70% So did I (I was better at girls than guys). I donā€™t think thatā€™s so bad, thoughā€¦only a 30% margin of potential embarrassment. \>\_\> ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-gaydar/324709/8 "2005-10-04T06:57:33Z")
65% Iā€™ve been told Iā€™m cute enough to be go, so I wonder if thatā€™s worth anything. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-gaydar/324709/9 "2005-10-04T06:58:46Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > 65% > > Iā€™ve been told Iā€™m cute enough to be go, so I wonder if thatā€™s worth anything. cute enough to be _gay_. Gah, I hate typos. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingRamenMonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-gaydar/324709/10 "2005-10-04T07:09:34Z")
You personally got 10 of the 20 people correct and were better at recognizing guys than girls. Overall, you guessed better than 9% of all test takers. Ahahaha! I lose. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-gaydar/324709/11 "2005-10-04T07:13:50Z")
Yeah I sucked at that, but I donā€™t think Gaydar works unless itā€™s a real-life situation. Thereā€™s much more to my ā€œgaydarā€ than just the personā€™s appearance. Apparently they switch the pictures each test, or Iā€™d point out a certain gentleman in one of the pictures who was rather obviously well endowed. That or his shorts had a very, very strange wrinkle. By his knee. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-gaydar/324709/12 "2005-10-04T08:53:49Z")
I got 80%. But Iā€™m European. [sub]Who remembers THAT website?[/sub] šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-gaydar/324709/13 "2005-10-04T09:09:59Z")
You personally got 15 of the 20 people correct and were better at recognizing guys than girls. Overall, you guessed better than 75% of all test takers. Wooot! ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-gaydar/324709/14 "2005-10-04T09:46:03Z")
I rock! 18/20= **90%** Better than 98% of people who took the test. Iā€™m better at guys than girls, but my gaydar is apparently in full working order. I blame the girls secondary school (which was a hotbed of teen lesbianism) and too many nights out in gay clubs (with aforementioned teen lesbians). Oh, and the fact that Iā€™m bisexual (but in a monogamous het relationship). ---
**Author:** ![Spudo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@Spudo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spudo)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-gaydar/324709/15 "2005-10-04T10:24:42Z")
70%, and was better able to recognize girls. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-gaydar/324709/16 "2005-10-04T10:50:53Z")
65%, and I pretty much just picked randomly. Maybe Iā€™m not attuned or maybe I just donā€™t care about someone elseā€™s sexuality. One thought I had - how much did the background of each picture influence peopleā€™s choices? How different would the results be if everyone stood in front of a plain wall? ---
**Author:** ![velvetjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f9b8f/32.png) [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-gaydar/324709/17 "2005-10-04T10:50:57Z")
I got 90% I always was a good test taker. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-gaydar/324709/18 "2005-10-04T10:53:08Z")
I wasnā€™t looking at the backgrounds, more at clothing, hairstyle, jewelry and the way the person presented themselves in the photo. The things that people use to show their personality. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-gaydar/324709/19 "2005-10-04T11:12:16Z")
Exactly. If a girl is sporting a 3" cross on a necklace, chances are sheā€™s not a card-carrying lesbian. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![ErinPuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-gaydar/324709/20 "2005-10-04T11:47:31Z")
I got 90% (18 out of 20) and was better at recognizing guys than girls. In real life my gaydarā€™s a little more broken. Iā€™ve lost count of the number of times Iā€™ve been sure a guy was gay and then found out he was a conservative Christian and claimed to be hetero. (Maybe my gaydar is really _good_ and is finding all the closet cases.) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-gaydar/324709.md?page=2)