Men wh olr brothers are more likely to be gay, acrdg to a study om Universy of Toronto rearchers. The reason may be the maternal immune hypothis.
Contents:
- WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU LEARN A BROTHER/SISTER IS GAY
- BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF GAYS AND LBIANS
- IS YOUR BROTHER GAY?
- IS MY BROTHER GAY? QUIZ (BOYS ONLY)
- ARE YOUNGER BROTHERS MORE LIKELY TO BE GAY?
- MEN WH OLR BROTHERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE GAY, STUDY SUGGTS
- WE MAY KNOW WHY YOUNGER BROTHERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE GAY
- HOW I WISH I REACTED WHEN I LEARNED MY BROTHER WAS GAY
- FEATURED STORI
- HOW DO YOU RELATE TO A GAY FAY MEMBER?
- THE SIGNIFINCE OF THE SIBLG RELATNSHIP WHEN COMG OUT AS LBIAN, GAY & BISEXUAL
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU LEARN A BROTHER/SISTER IS GAY
What is like to have a gay siblg? * my sibling 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. If you saw your brother kissg another guy and he said he is not attracted to women, y, he is gay.
BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF GAYS AND LBIANS
I have a gay brother and I hope this helps you figure out if your brother is gay ^_^ remember that outg people is not kd and that if your brother is gay, he will e out when he is ready!: P If you want to e this quiz for your iends and not brother, that's okay, but I n't guarantee that 'll be as accurate XD * my sibling 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. 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. 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.
IS YOUR BROTHER GAY?
I don't mean your actual brother, I mean your bt iend. If somethg is odd about your bro, like him actg spic around other boys - or somethg else that jt seems odd - take this quiz to fd out if he might be gay. * my sibling is gay *
How long have you known that you were gay? Do other brothers/sisters or iends know that you are gay?
IS MY BROTHER GAY? QUIZ (BOYS ONLY)
* my sibling is 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. 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.
ARE YOUNGER BROTHERS MORE LIKELY TO BE GAY?
An immune rponse some pregnant women’s bodi may expla the “aternal birth orr effect” – that men are more likely to be gay the more olr brothers they have * my sibling 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:.
MEN WH OLR BROTHERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE GAY, STUDY SUGGTS
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. Do not be aaid to e the word gay/lbian or bisexual, and do not ignore him/her when he/she brgs up gay topics. Do not try to rtrict the brother’s/sister’s eedom to share beg gay and/or to be a public role mol.
Lead by example, and remember that there are gay men/women every hoe. Do not kick your brother/sister out of the aterny/sorory for beg gay.
WE MAY KNOW WHY YOUNGER BROTHERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE GAY
Do not be aaid to approach a gay brother/sister if you thk his/her actns are appropriate. Hold a gay brother/sister to the same standards as all brothers/sisters.
Revised om Out on Fraterny Row: Personal Acunts of Beg Gay a College Fraterny, eded by Shane L.
HOW I WISH I REACTED WHEN I LEARNED MY BROTHER WAS GAY
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. Regnize that bisexualy is more mon than homosexualy. Even people who are fortable wh the ncept of homosexualy may reject the ncept of bisexualy bee may radilly challenge their assumptns about sexual orientatns.
This disfort is what the term homophobia refers to. Vis Beg Gay is OK.
What is like to have a siblg who is gay or lbian?
FEATURED STORI
Based on the ltle b of rmatn available, seems that siblgs may share the stigma of their gay brothers and lbian sisters. They may have to pe wh tnts om peers, which clu accatns that they, too, are gay.
In my own study of 65 gay youth and their fai, young Ain-Amerin men talked about how their brothers and other male relativ felt they were addg to society's already negative image of black manhood. Like parents, their brothers also felt they had to fd ways to handle their peers' homophobic ments and behavrs. Si by Si: On Havg a Gay or Lbian Siblg by Andrew Gottlieb is a sensive, sightful anthology nsistg of says wrten by siblgs of lbians and gays who discs how they, too, bee objects of abe and tolerance, sharg the stigma of their gay siblgs.
HOW DO YOU RELATE TO A GAY FAY MEMBER?
However, like some fortunate parents, people who learn their siblgs are lbian or gay n fd ways to grow and ga new perspectiv.
Several of the ntributors to this volume discsed how they formed pecially close bonds wh their gay brothers and sisters and, like some of the parents my study, veloped new, more tolerant worldviews that enriched their liv.
The pcy of available rmatn about siblgs of gay and lbian youth do not mean their issu are small or unimportant. Sisters and brothers might need help pg wh feelgs of shame that they have someone gay the fay. They may also need help alg wh peer nmnatn and harassment once others fd out that they have a gay or lbian siblg.
THE SIGNIFINCE OF THE SIBLG RELATNSHIP WHEN COMG OUT AS LBIAN, GAY & BISEXUAL
In addn, I have also seen parents wh good tentns isolate their gay children's younger siblgs, keepg the gay child's sexual orientatn a secret and therefore excludg brothers and sisters om fay discsns of this topic. At other tim, this is done advertently when, after the gay child out, parents and gay kids emotnally whdraw om the fay, leavg siblgs to al wh their reactns alone.