Summary: <p>This month, is gaydar real? Can we tell whether a person is gay or straight, or even whether they adopt particular sexual roles, purely from their facial appearance? I talk to Konstantin Tskhay to find out. I also talk to Barnaby Dixson and discover what type of facial hair is the most attractive, and whether men with bushier beards make better fathers.</p><p><audio><br> </audio><br> </p><p><a href="http://www.archive.org/download/PsychologyOfAttractiveness201304/PAP-2013-04.mp3">Download the MP3</a></p><p><b>Rate me!</b><br> Rate, review, or listen <a href="http://www.robertburriss.com/itunes">in iTunes</a> or <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=63199&refid=stpr">in Stitcher.</a><br> </p><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Wbf0Ez1A4ew/VkBzq8ToUfI/AAAAAAAABiw/x1X-tlm0U5g/s1600/candelabra.jpg"><br> <p><i>In HBO's new Liberace biopic, Behind the Candelabra, Matt Damon short circuits even the least sensitive gaydar. But does gaydar really exist? Maybe. New research by Konstantin Tskhay suggests that, not only can we tell if a person is straight or gay, we can even accurately guess their preferred sexual role.</i></p><p><b>The articles covered in the show:</b></p><p>Bogaert, A. F., & Liu, J. (in press). Physical size and sexual orientation: Analysis of the Chinese Health and Family Life Survey. <span style="font-style: italic;">Archives of Sexual Behavior</span>. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-013-0110-4">Read summary</a></p><p>Dixson, B. J., & Brooks, R. C. (in press). The role of facial hair in women's perceptions of men's attractiveness, health, masculinity and parenting abilities. <span style="font-style: italic;">Evolution and Human Behavior</span>. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2013.02.003">Read summary</a></p><p>Moskowitz, D. A., Turrubiates, J., Lozano, H., & Hajek, C. (in press). Physical, behavioral, and psychological traits of gay men identifying as bears. <span style="font-style: italic;">Archives of Sexual Behavior</span>. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-013-0095-z">Read summary</a></p><p>Tskhay, K. O., & Rule, N. O. (in press). Accurate identification of a preference for insertive versus receptive intercourse from static facial cues of gay men. <span style="font-style: italic;">Archives of Sexual Behavior</span>. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-013-0092-2">Read summary</a></p>
