Are Younger Brothers More Likely to Be Gay? | Psychology Today

Contents:

• WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU LEARN A BROTHER/SISTER IS GAY
• LONI ANRSON TALKS NEW S "MY SISTER IS SO GAY" AND CIVIL RIGHTS (AUDIO)
• MY SISTER IS SO GAY
• ARE YOUNGER BROTHERS MORE LIKELY TO BE GAY?
• BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF GAYS AND LBIANS

WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU LEARN A BROTHER/SISTER IS GAY

If you jt have a feelg that your brother is gay, that's okay. If you thk your brother is gay bee he watch a "girly" TV show or his voice sounds a certa way, that's relyg on stereotyp. If you live a particularly homophobic or transphobic area, discs safety plans wh the fay member se of vlence om others.

If your fay member has e out as gay or bisexual, accept that they will end up seeg someone of their own genr, and that's perfectly okay. Don't be aaid to rearch beg gay, bisexual, transgenr, asexual, or whatever your fay member me out as.

I thk he might be gay.

LONI ANRSON TALKS NEW S "MY SISTER IS SO GAY" AND CIVIL RIGHTS (AUDIO)

If you saw your brother kissg another guy and he said he is not attracted to women, y, he is gay. How do I tell if a child is gay? They might have a lack of tert the oppose sex if they’re homosexual or asexual.

There are many factors that may terme how siblgs react to your g out as lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr: their age, their relatnship wh you, matury level, parental fluence, relig views, and so on.

As a rult, many aterny brothers and sorory sisters more than likely have never knowgly enuntered someone who is gay, lbian, or bisexual and/or may not know what to do when they learn a brother/sister is gay. Such lack of knowledge and preparatn perpetuat the ignorance and fear surroundg homosexualy and jeopardiz brotherhood/sisterhood for both gay and straight aterny brothers and sorory sisters.

MY SISTER IS SO GAY

This list provis some suggted ias to keep md when a aterny brother or sorory sister learns that another brother/sister is gay, some remendatns on what you need to do when you learn that a Brother/Sister is Gay. Rpect his/her choice to tell you by lettg him/her know you will not tell anyone he/she is gay.

How long have you known that you were gay? Do other brothers/sisters or iends know that you are gay?

ARE YOUNGER BROTHERS MORE LIKELY TO BE GAY?

A aterny brother/sorory sister is spected or perceived to be gay….

Remember that your brother/sister may be gay, but he/she may not be ready to acknowledge this to himself/herself or others.

Be supportive of your brother/sister, possibly brg up gay topics to munite that you would be a person wh whom he/she n talk.

BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF GAYS AND LBIANS

Unrstand that your brother/sister may not be gay. Your Brother/Sister may need support to al wh shameful feelgs that someone the fay is gay.

They will also need assistance nouncg and bullyg their peers when others fd out that they have a gay or lbian siblg. As a siblg, here’s a list of what NOT to do when you already know you have a gay brother/sister:. Do not be aaid to ask qutns about beg gay and/or about his/her g out procs.

Accept her as beg gay. Do not be ashamed or fail to fend a brother/sister who is gay if, otherwise, he/she is a good sister.