Being the Only Gay in the family (including cousins)

It was probably a recessive gene that was there in your family the whole time, but was again, recessive, so you just got lucky. It runs in my family big time.

 

Yea same. I don't have any gay people in my family that I know of.

 

I've wondered about that before. I don't have any gay relatives either ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

Everyone in my family on both sides are as straight as rulers.

 

Only gay person in my family too. Thought it was pretty normal.

 

One way to look at it is how a friend once talked about his family "So far, in my family, nobody's revealed they're gay", which I thought was a really openminded way to say statistically it's more than likely some are, they're just not ready to tell. And showing that it's quite normal/expected that there would be some.

 

This is probably closer to the truth...some supposedly "straight" people within families could win Academy Awards for the way they can act straight...

 

Yeah, I've had times where I've come out and the first thing that some people have asked is "So is there anyone else who's gay in your family?" and seemed shocked when I said no.

Honestly, I don't know if there's anyone else in my family who's gay. It depends how distant in the family we're talking here. I know some of my more distant relatives are quite strict Mormons and that many of them dislike one of my aunts because she isn't married and she doesn't have any children. They avoid her at family reunions and funerals, and I get the impression that she's seen as a "waste". I'd hate to know what their opinion is on gay people.

I know my family isn't overly keen on some of my relatives, as brought up by a conversation I had before were I stated "well our family isn't as complicated as some that are out there, I mean we don't have any second cousins twice removed or anything" and I was corrected with "actually, we do. We just like to ignore them that's all". :lol:

Quite a long time ago (way way way before I was born), there was a suicide in the family. From all my research into my family history, I still haven't found out why. And it really bugs me that I may never know, but sadly I do have to wonder...

But yeah, I don't know of any gay (or at least open) family members (that I know of).



As for cousins, I only have one cousin. And considering he's six, I couldn't really say.

 

I doubt there are any other people in my family that are gay or transgender or whatever. I kinda wish my family was more open to the idea that people can be LGBT without it being a big deal though.

 

I'll be the first one. Like ever. Ever ever. I think they'll react badly, but hey atleast, i made family history!

 

Maybe some people in your family aren't 100% straight and haven't come out? Who knows? Maybe they're not comfortable with it like other people are. So they've kept it a secret from everyone in hopes of not disappointing others. I only have one cousin (related to me by blood) and a step brother who are gay. Maybe they feel the same as you....I don't really know since I haven't spoken to either of them for a long time.

 

Corky and the Juicepigs thankfully wrote a song about being the only gay person. It goes a little something like this

 

:roflmao:

 

Yeah I know it's strange right I'm the only gay person in my family to I got a bisexual person in My family my mom actually But I'm the only one that's gay and I'm not out to anyone out of fear that I will be attacked Like LGBT have been before its sad espicially when your family is homophobic I dot know how my family Will react when I come out I feel Bad for everyone in the same boat as me

 

Well it's not a single gene that's inherited in a Mendelian way. It's probably a host of genes that come together to decide your sexuality. It's also speculated it's got to do with the environment inside the womb during fetal development. It could also be influenced by epigenetics. So yea it's totally probable that nobody in your immediate family is gay. Furthermore like everyone said there could be many bisexuals in your family who aren't completely truthful for the sake of fitting in. There could be closeted gay people living a hetrosexual life, but lets not wish or imagine that for anyone. So you never know!
When I came out to my mom. She had this question in mind. We even discussed about who in the family is probably still in the closet.

 

Ha! That song was really funny!:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:

 

I have a very large family. I've got about 30 cousins total and I'm the only one that's gay. It does make me feel somewhat of an outcast, but it's just the way it is.

Maybe it just depends on the sample of people. If I'm in a classroom with roughly 30 other students, I'm usually not the only LGBT person. There's usually a handful that are, other than me. It could be that you happen to be the only gay person in your family, but if you are around other groups of random people, you probably aren't. There's one cousin that I suspect is gay, but he hasn't disclosed it to anybody (it's only my suspicion though). So, there's always the chance that some of your family members are closeted too.

 

Yep, I'm definitely the only gay in my family, extended family included. Looks like a lot of y'all are in same situation. Freaks me out because my close family (parents and sibs) are already very different in terms of beliefs than all our relatives. I get the vibe the extended family wouldn't accept my wedding invitations, 'cept maybe my cousin. What can ya do, though? :eusa_danc