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DD has also now come out gay…

69 replies

BarrelOfFun · 10/07/2023 07:32

My DS who is in her early 20s came out when a teen and now my DD has shared she’s also gay. Whilst I’ve got no issue with it, wondered how many other families had two or more gay children?

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imnotwhoyouthinkiam · 10/07/2023 07:37

One gay and one bi here.

HurricanesHardlyEverHappen · 10/07/2023 07:45

Both of mine have. In my DD's halls of residence last year ten out of ten were something other than heterosexual.

LMNT · 10/07/2023 07:47

I’ve only got DD who is gay but both my nieces are bi! I don’t think it’s that unusual.

determinedtomakethiswork · 10/07/2023 08:00

In my nephew's class, one third of them are trans. There are 30 in the class.

savoycabbage · 10/07/2023 08:05

In my nephew's class, one third of them are trans. There are 30 in the class.

I do supply teaching, only up to year two. So with children who are aged three to seven. I can't remember the last time I went into a class and there wasn't a boy in a dress, cardigan and sparkly hair clips. I always have to be told all about him, like I used to be told about the dc with anaphylaxis or a difficult home life with a parent in prison or something.

PurpleChrayne · 10/07/2023 08:19

Gay isn't the same as trans. Gay is an innate preference for who you want to have sex with and relationships with. Trans among teens is an ideology based in bad science and social contagion.

savoycabbage · 10/07/2023 08:31

I know, it's just interesting.

determinedtomakethiswork · 10/07/2023 08:43

Yes, of course, @PurpleChrayne. I have a gay daughter.

Mygrandadwasmywingman · 10/07/2023 08:46

I have 6 children
One is gay,one i think will 'come out' in the next few years,2 are straight,ones bi and one changes their mind every other week

LunaandLily · 10/07/2023 09:02

determinedtomakethiswork · 10/07/2023 08:00

In my nephew's class, one third of them are trans. There are 30 in the class.

Bullshit

babysharkdoodoodedoodedoo · 10/07/2023 09:11

One of my best friends growing up was gay, as was his brother. Homophobic father not pleased 🙄

oldoldieoldieold · 10/07/2023 09:23

determinedtomakethiswork · 10/07/2023 08:00

In my nephew's class, one third of them are trans. There are 30 in the class.

Gay and trans are not the same thing at all.

DaisyUpsy · 10/07/2023 09:42

savoycabbage · 10/07/2023 08:05

In my nephew's class, one third of them are trans. There are 30 in the class.

I do supply teaching, only up to year two. So with children who are aged three to seven. I can't remember the last time I went into a class and there wasn't a boy in a dress, cardigan and sparkly hair clips. I always have to be told all about him, like I used to be told about the dc with anaphylaxis or a difficult home life with a parent in prison or something.

Really? I work in a primary and have ever encountered a single trans student. Let alone in ks1

savoycabbage · 10/07/2023 16:08

Really? I work in a primary and have ever encountered a single trans student. Let alone in ks1

Yes, it's madness. I hadn't either 18 months ago.

ipredictariot5 · 17/07/2023 15:56

Three out of five of mine

finewelshcheese · 17/07/2023 16:24

My sister in law is gay and so is her brother

jazzyfazzy766 · 24/10/2023 19:48

I suspect both my teens one girl and one boy will come out in the next few yrs. My brother is gay and I have 5 gay cousins. I fancied girls all through my teens but am now happily married to a man but would probably still say I am bi

Summerscoming23 · 04/11/2023 23:00

I don't know anyone who is gay who doesn't have a gay sibling or cousin

oneinamillieon · 13/11/2023 13:31

bisexual myself, oldest daughter (16) is a lesbian and my much younger sister (18) is bi.

2mummies1baby · 02/01/2024 14:49

I know a family where two out of three siblings are gay (one male, one female) and another where two out of three identical triplets are lesbians!

Naptrappedmummy · 02/01/2024 14:53

Family friend has 3 sons, 2 are gay.
I have 2 cousins who are lesbian with a question mark over another. Also 2 aunts who are lesbian. No gay men though, as far as I know.
I don’t know if there’s a genetic element or whether having a gay relative makes people feel safer to ‘come out’, but it would be interesting to find out.

UtterlyUnimaginativeUsername · 02/01/2024 16:02

oldoldieoldieold · 10/07/2023 09:23

Gay and trans are not the same thing at all.

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The grouping of both under the LGBTQ heading does tend to confuse the issue though.

Rowawa · 02/01/2024 16:04

4 siblings here.

1 straight, 2 bi, one lesbian.

Very straight laced parents too.

StoneColdAlibi · 02/01/2024 16:10

I know a family of 4 boys, of which 3 are gay.

TheTempest · 02/01/2024 16:14

Out of the four of me and my siblings, 1 bi (me) 1 lesbian and 2 straight.