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Gay siblings - is it common?

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by Katbot, Aug 3, 2014.

  1. Katbot

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    So my sister came out to my mum and I at the age of 25, last week.
    Which is fine, except I'm a lesbian too, making 100% of my siblings attracted to girls.

    I've heard of the whole "one twin is always gay" thing, but I've literally never heard of a family having more than one not straight kid.

    I guess I'm just kind of confused about both of us being gay, I didnt really think it happened!

    Anyway, I'm curious, is there anyone else here who isnt the only not cis/hetero child in their family?
     
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    Over the years I've known at least 5 families where more than one of the children are gay or lesbian.
    e.g. a lesbian with one gay brother and one straight brother, lesbian with 2 gay brothers, a gay guy with a gay brother, gay twins (where both are gay), but also twins where one is gay and the other is straight. I've also known a family where the father was gay, and he had one gay son and two straight sons. It really varies.

    Peace! (*hug*)
     
  3. C06122014

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    I was wondering this today cx Hhah I was like looking at my little brothe and I wa like "it's to bad he's not gay because he would've had it so easy" but I love my lil bro no matter what!!! :slight_smile: but my aunt and her daughter are lesbians that's pretty awesome :slight_smile: so she was very accepting well I think my aunt is BI because she married a guy but idk haha
     
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    Well my sister's bi and I've seen plenty of stories so it clearly happens.
     
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    Well, my own sister is gay... but I'm adopted so we aren't related by blood. Does that count? :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
     
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    Now that I think about it, it's probably more common than one realizes.
     
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    My brother is cis/het but I have a friend who is a lesbian and one of her two brothers is gay.
     
  8. Stridenttube

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    Well, being gay is not common in the first place. Being a homosexual with a homosexual sibling is incredibly rare. So no, It's not common at all. (!)
     
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    My older brother is gay, come to think of it. I think someone should do research on this subject.
     
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    The reason I joined this website was to get some insight on how things are for my closeted brother ( I've beenoht twenty years so it's hard for me to remember what it was like). I know quite a few gay men with gay brothers. Two of our national cultural icons s here in New Zealand are lesbian sisters, The Topp Twins, who also have a gay brother
     
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    maybe gayness is contagious if you're around a person for too long.





    damn i wish this were true
     
  12. Chip

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    My aunt and uncle have two gay kids out of three...
     
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    I sort of suspect my little brother.
    The relation of sexuality between sibling seems based on chance a lot, but one being gay seems to increase the other's chance of having the same or a similar sexuality.