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i am gay and so is my brother

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

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IS MY BROTHER GAY? QUIZ (BOYS ONLY)

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. * i am gay and so is my brother *

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.

Bee when I put no he don't stare at me that would make him be gay ( the sense of this quiz) but the quiz would terperate as he's straight if that mak sense at all?

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!

IS YOUR BROTHER GAY?

* i am gay and so is my brother *

LGBT is still a popular term ed to discs genr and sexual mori, but all GSRM are wele beyond lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr people who nsent to participate a safe space. Guts and iends of the program who are eher lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr are sharg their stori of g out to those clost to them: fay, iends, and even -workers. Adam* said was dangero to e out as gay his home untry and feared beg forced to an arranged marriage wh a said he was "so lucky" to wed his soulmate, Ray, Manchter and wish everyone uld marry who they love.

DAD, YOU'RE GAY? I AM, TOO

As part of LGBT Pri month, Tell Me More is sharg says by those who are lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr on how they told others about their sexual orientatn. Today, web producer Christopher Harry scrib g out to his father after learng that his father was also gay. * i am gay and so is my brother *

There are more than 60 untri wh laws that crimalise same-sex sexual acts acrdg to the Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Associatn, cludg Sdi Arabia.

'Authentilly myself'Ray said he had also stggled growg up gay the 1970s and 80s England, which was "tough" said his relig school "dmmed to you, 'you are gog to hell'" Adam returned home to Sdi Arabia, spe beg more than 3, 000 apart and later rtricted by the Covid-19 panmic, they kept touch daily and the romance years ago, Ray proposed on a vio ll and after succsfully applyg for a UK fiancé visa, Adam moved to Manchter December 2022. Adam said he had been aaid to even wear lours his home untry so the first thg he did when he moved was start to "grow my mullet, got my ears pierced and booked appotments for tattoos" relled how, ntrast, one of his gay iends Sdi had been forced to marry a woman, addg: "It has ed not only his life but the life of his wife. The uple, who live London, said a "really betiful memory" was on the way home when one of their sons shouted out of the black b wdow to Trafalgar Square, "My dads jt got married" and cheered "Yay, gay marriage".

I am also worried, bee as a black fay (Jamain) I'm not sure if he'll be accepted, maybe not by the fay (I highly doubt my mum and his dad won't accept him) but by his iends (majory are jamain), I'm worried that as easily as I found gay porn on his tablet any of his iends uld easily fd by accint jt by sayg "hey n I e your tablet" and seeg . When you told your mother that you’re gay, she asked you to do one of the harst thgs anyone n be asked to do: pretend to be someone you’re not.

HIS BROTHER IS GAY; WHAT ARE HIS RPONSIBILI TOWARDS HIM?

On Advice, a GameFAQs msage board topic tled "My ltle brother is gay.. what do I do?". * i am gay and so is my brother *

It sounds as though your mother, father, and sister all know now that you’re gay, but that rmatn is a fay secret om which your brother is supposedly shield. I’m gusg that some of what he’s learned about beg gay has e om your parents and their muny, so your email uld make him unfortable, aaid, or nfed.

Instead of emailg your brother first, email your parents and let them know that you n no longer tolerate livg a lie and that you’d like to share wh them why beg open about who you are would benef the entire send them articl such as this one that expla that same-sex attractn is not ntag, and more important, this blog post by a mother named Lda Robertson who ed to feel the way your parents do until she realized, tragilly, the harm she had ed her gay son, Ryan, who died om a dg overdose.

The more you n te your parents about the nsequenc of their actns—not jt on you, but on the fay as a whole (cludg the possibily that your ltle brother might feel angry and betrayed by your parents as an adult when he learns that he’s been lied to all of the years)—the more movement they might make toward seeg some benef lettg go of the secrecy, even if they don’t change their beliefs about beg gay. Sometim one parent is more open than another, and based on your dad’s reactn to learng that you’re gay, he might faciliate some movement here as well. And if your parents rema transigent, you n certaly email your brother and clu the same lks you sent your parents, knowg that they might block you om further ntact wh him; or you n choose to wa a few more years, until he’s out of the hoe and has more exposure to gay people and different valu about sexual orientatn.

MY LTLE BROTHER IS GAY.. WHAT DO I DO?

A brismaid is offend by ments om her sister--law’s brother, who is gay. She wants to know: “Is there a way I n ask him to check a ltle whout g across as a homophobe?” * i am gay and so is my brother *

— BrismaidBrismaid: So, let’s jt get this out of the way: I’d worry ls, if I were you, about “g across” as a homophobe and more about “beg a homophobe. You have your vlent homophob, who e exc like relign, their ncept of moraly, or their plited feelgs about their own sexualy, to perpetuate hate.

Instead, I’m sayg ’s bee you believe he’s actg like a “stereotypil gay man, ” when there is no such feels … dimentary to even type this out, but not every gay man is like Nathan Lane “The Birdge. We grew up a eply Catholic hoehold, so our parents are It me to a pot where when I was watchg Game of Thron and there was a gay sex scene, my dad asserted that we never watch that show aga. 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.

As a younger Christian, tght that homosexualy is a s, I believed that trma somewhere someone’s past ed homosexualy, even if they didn’t remember . But please unrstand that even if we disagree, nothg chang regardg our rponsibily, our blsg as a Mom or a Dad to unndnally love, accept and affirm our gay children – as God has done wh .

DEAR THERAPIST: MY PARENTS WON’T LET ME TELL MY BROTHER I’M GAY

Are you gay? Fd out now by takg what might be the longt 'Am I gay?' tt EVER ma! Answer all 45 qutns hontly and you will get to the tth! * i am gay and so is my brother *

There was a recent high profile story the news about an 11-year-old boy who mted suici, apparently bee he uld no longer tolerate beg lled “gay. After a stream of gay-themed jok about how our “unn” would save my brother om ary service, my main-name dilemma (should I e Forb or Forb-Forb? I don’t know what the agent thought of our shared surname; maybe he assumed that when you’re gay and n’t marry, you sometim take your lover’s last name anyway?

Jefey told me that at school, a iend of his had mocked a fellow classmate for beg a “homo, ” and that he had rpond by sayg: “What’s wrong wh that?

As he tells , he knew I was gay sce he was elementary school, but was somethg that we did not discs until he me out to me 2013, when he was still high school. Comparatively, I me out at a much later age than he did, and when I did, I said what many gay men say at first when they are sred, that a part of them was still attracted to women. Whereas for me and other gay men I grew up wh, we had a layed adolcence and often had to experience our first sexual enunters secret and often wh shame.

ASK DAMON: AM I HOMOPHOBIC BEE I THK MY GAY -LAW IS ?

Gay roleplay quiz - Read the 15 scenars & pick the answer that scrib what you'd most likely see how your gay story ends! Try now! * i am gay and so is my brother *

This tt will help you fd out if you are gay, bisexual, bi-cur or straight, if you're wonrg about the thgs and tryg to fd out who you tly are. For lbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgenr people, realizg their sexual orientatn or genr inty and sharg that rmatn wh fay and iends is often a gradual procs that n unfold over a seri of years. Lbians and gay men are more likely than bisexuals to have told at least one close iend about their sexual orientatn (96% of gay men and 94% of lbians, pared wh 79% of bisexuals).

And they are much more likely to say that most of the people who are important to them know about this aspect of their life: 77% of gay men and 71% of lbians say all or most people know, pared wh 28% of bisexuals.

Among all LGBT adults, those wh a llege gree are more likely than those who have not graduated om llege to say all or most of the important people their life know they are lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr (64% vs. Lbian, gay and bisexual survey rponnts were asked how old they were when they first felt they might be somethg other than straight or heterosexual.

LONGEST GAY TEST!

Do we need laws forbiddg the "gay" sult? * i am gay and so is my brother *

The vast majory of lbians, gay men and bisexuals say they were their teens or younger when they first started to feel they might not be straight.

Gay men are the least likely to report first havg the feelgs their twenti or beyond: 3% say they were 20 or olr, pared wh 14% of lbians and 15% of bisexuals. 15 Among LGBT adults who say they know for sure that they are lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr (92%), 17 is the median age at which they say they knew. One--five say they knew for sure they were lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr when they were their twenti, and 8% say wasn’t until they were 30 or olr.

GAY ROLEPLAY QUIZ

A gay and straight brother are each other's bt iends. * i am gay and so is my brother *

Fully two-thirds of gay men and lbians unr age 30 say they shared their sexual orientatn wh a iend or fay member before they were 20 years old.

THE SOLUTN TO "GAY" INSULTS: FREEDOM OF SPEECH

This tt n reveal if you're gay, bisexual, bicur or straight, if you're wonrg. Try now - but realize that only you n know for sure. Listen to your heart! * i am gay and so is my brother *

The age gaps may be related to the fact that younger adults who may not yet intify themselv as lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr (but may the future) would not qualify to be clud the survey.

As the public has bee more acceptg of the LGBT populatn, may be that gay men and lbians feel more fortable sharg their sexual orientatn at an earlier age. An important tone for many lbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgenr people is tellg their parents about their sexual orientatn or genr inty.

Overall, LGBT adults are much more likely to have told a close iend that they are lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr than they are to have told one of their parents. Bisexuals are much more likely than gay men and lbians to say their sexual orientatn never me up wh their parents or that raisg the subject was not important to them. Among those who have not told their mothers, 34% of bisexuals and 16% of gay men and lbians gave this type of explanatn when asked why they hadn’t told her.

THE UNEXPECTED JOYS OF LEARNG OM MY YOUNGER GAY BROTHER

For lbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgenr people, realizg their sexual orientatn or genr inty and sharg that rmatn wh fay * i am gay and so is my brother *

One--five gay men and lbians who have not told their mother about their sexual orientatn say they never told her bee she already knew or someone else told her.

AM I GAY? ?️‍?

Brother--law needs to gay-man up and adm the tth to himself and the rt of his fay. * i am gay and so is my brother *

Among LGB adults who have not told their father about their sexual orientatn, 13% of gay men say this is bee he already knew, as well as 17% of lbians and 5% of bisexuals. For LGBT adults who have not told their father that they are lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr, about one--ten (12%) say they didn’t tell him bee they do not have a close relatnship wh him.

Gay men and lbians are more likely than bisexuals to say tellg their mother about their sexual orientatn was a difficult thg (64% of gay men and 65% of lbians say was difficult, vs. Lbians are twice as likely as gay men to say tellg their mother about their sexual orientatn hurt their relatnship (23% of lbians say the relatnship grew weaker, pared wh 12% of gay men). Gay men and lbians are more likely than bisexuals who have told their father about their sexual orientatn to say this ma their relatnship stronger.

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WHY SHOULD I SUPPORT AN ANIZATN THAT HAS A LIMED VIEW OF MY BELOVED BROTHER?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE ACTRS TOLD MORN BRI THAT HER FAVORE WEDDG MOMENT EVER WAS WHEN MICHAEL MARRIED HIS PARTNER, JOSH: "AT ONE POT, HE AND HIS HBAND WERE STANDG UP THERE, AND MY MOM GOT UP TO SG,” SHE RELLED. "SHE WAS JT BEAMG STRAIGHT LOVE TO THEM, AND EVERYONE FELT , AND WAS JT THIS REALLY BETIFUL MOMENT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MANDY MOORE, KYLE MOORE, AND STT MOOREDONATO SARLLA/WIREIMAGE/GETTY IMAG(EXCLUSIVE, PREMIUM RAT APPLY) BEVERLY HILLS, CA - NOVEMBER 10: ***EXCLUSIVE*** MANDY MOORE AND BROTHER KYLE MOORE ATTEND TOD'S & VOGUE HOST A TEA TO CELEBRATE ITALIAN TOUCH BENEFG YOUTHAIDS AT TOD'S BOUTIQUE ON NOVEMBER 10, 2009 BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA, (PHOTO BY DONATO SARLLA/WIREIMAGE){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE THIS IS US STAR IS "EXTRAORDARILY CLOSE" TO HER FAY—CLUDG HER GAY BROTHERS, KYLE (PICTURED ABOVE) AND STT, AND THEIR LBIAN MOTHER, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I FELY WON’T STAND FOR [TOLERANCE],” MANDY TOLD PEOPLE 2017. “BUT I FEEL LIKE WE’RE AT A TIME OUR CULTURE WHEN WE’RE ABLE TO HAVE A MUCH MORE OPEN DIALOGUE. I’M ENURAGED AND EXCED THAT EVENTUALLY WE’RE GOG TO GET TO A POT WHERE NONE OF THIS MATTERS. SEXUAL PREFERENCE OR ORIENTATN JT WON’T FACTOR ANYMORE. I THK WE’RE CHG CLOSER TO THAT.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}VANSA WILLIAMS AND CHRIS WILLIAMSGREGG DEGUIRE/WIREIMAGECHRIS WILLIAMS AND SISTER VANSA WILLIAMS (PHOTO BY GREGG DEGUIRE/WIREIMAGE){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SGER AND DAYTIME DIVAS STAR IS VERY CLOSE WH HER BROTHER, ACTOR CHRIS WILLIAMS, WHO STARRED HBO'S SILIN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ARIANA GRAN AND FRANKIE GRANJEFF KRAVZ/FILMMAGIC/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 28: FRANKIE GRAN AND ARIANA GRAN ATTEND THE 2016 MTV VIO MIC AWARDS AT MADISON SQUARE GARN ON AUGT 28, 2016 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY JEFF KRAVZ/FILMMAGIC){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SOCIAL MEDIA STAR AND HIS POP STAR SISTER ARE BT IENDS—TO THE POT WHERE SHE RAN HIS TWTER ACUNT WHILE HE WAS THE BIG BROTHER HOE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ADAM LEVE AND MICHAEL LEVECHARLEY GALLAY/GETTY IMAG FOR WTFIELDVALENCIA, CA - OCTOBER 18: SGER ADAM LEVE (L) AND BROTHER MICHAEL LEVE ATTEND THE GRAND OPENG OF M. FREDRIC AT WTFIELD VALENCIA TOWN CENTER ON OCTOBER 18, 2011 VALENCIA, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY CHARLEY GALLAY/GETTY IMAG FOR WTFIELD){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I N SGLE-HANDLY DISPEL ANY IAS THAT SEXUALY IS ACQUIRED," THE MAROON 5 ROCKER TOLD OUT 2011. "TST ME: YOU'RE BORN WH . MY BROTHER [MICHAEL] IS GAY, AND WE KNEW WHEN HE WAS 2. WE ALL KNEW."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JOHN CENA AND STEVE CENASTEVE GRANZ/GETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE WWE STAR IS A SUPPORTIVE ALLY TO HIS GAY BROTHER, ACTOR STEVE CENA. STEVE EVEN MA A GUT APPEARANCE A 2013 EPISO OF THE E! SERI TOTAL DIVAS, WHICH STARRED JOHN AND HIS GIRLIEND NIKKI {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JORDAN KNIGHT AND JONATHAN KNIGHTTIM MOSENFELR/GETTY IMAG FOR IHEARTMEDIASAN JOSE, CA - JANUARY 28: MICIANS JONATHAN KNIGHT AND JORDAN KNIGHT OF NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK PERFORM ON STAGE DURG THE IHEART80S PARTY 2017 AT SAP CENTER ON JANUARY 28, 2017 SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY TIM MOSENFELR/GETTY IMAG FOR IHEARTMEDIA){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE 1980S AND EARLY '90S, TEENAGE GIRLS THREW THEMSELV AT BOTH THE KNIGHT BROTHERS, WHO WERE PART OF THE HOTTT BOY BAND OF THE DAY, THE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK. JONATHAN REVEALED HE WAS GAY  {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RYAN KWANTEN AND LLOYD KWANTENDIMRS KAMBOURIS/GETTY IMAG FOR EJAFWEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: ACTOR RYAN KWANTEN (R) AND LLOYD KWANTEN ATTEND THE 25TH ANNUAL ELTON JOHN AIDS FOUNDATN'S AMY AWARDS VIEWG PARTY AT THE CY OF WT HOLLYWOOD PARK ON FEBARY 26, 2017 WT HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY DIMRS KAMBOURIS/GETTY IMAG FOR EJAF){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"[LLOYD] WAS PROBABLY ABOUT 18 WHEN HE ME OUT, AND I N WHOLEHEARTEDLY TELL YOU THAT OM THE DAY THAT HE DID, HE WAS A CHANGED MAN FOR THE BETTER," THE TE BLOOD STAR TOLD THE THE ADVOTE  2010. "THE SHEER BETY OF WHO HE IS REALLY ME THROUGH"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND LLOYD, NOW A DOCTOR, DIDN'T HAVE A TOUGH TIME G OUT TO THE KWANTEN CLAN. "MY PARENTS ALWAYS ENURAGED AN OPEN CHANNEL OF MUNITN," HE SAID, "SO WE TALKED ABOUT THAT AND EVERYTHG ELSE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CATHERE ZETA JON AND DAVID JONJEFF KRAVZ/GETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CATHERE'S BROTHER, DAVID, ALSO WORKS THE FILM DTRY, THOUGH HIS ROLE IS BEHD THE SCEN AS A PRODUCER. THE ACTRS GAVE HBAND MICHAEL DOUGLAS A RT AND TOOK DAVID TO THE 2018 GOLN GLOB {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RICHARD GERE AND DAVID {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PRETTY WOMAN STAR HAS BEEN A VOL ALLY TO THE LGBT MUNY AND C HIS BROTHER DAVID, AN AIDS ACTIVIST AND UCLA PROFSOR, AS AN SPIRATN: "MY BROTHER IS GAY AND HE GOT MARRIED THAT BRIEF PERD WHEN GAY MARRIAGE WAS ALLOWED CALIFORNIA. HE HAS TWO GREAT KIDS AND IS A WONRFUL FATHER."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHLOE GRACE MORETZ, TREVOR DE-MORETZ, AND COL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"MY GAY BROTHERS WERE TREATED HORRIFILLY UNTIL THEY GREW UP AND UNRSTOOD HOW TO AL WH ," THE MISTN OF CAMERON POST STAR TOLD SEVENTEEN MAGAZE ABOUT TREVOR AND COL. "I WILL LETE YOU AND I WILL BLOCK YOU, AND YOU WILL NOT BE A PART OF MY LIFE IF YOU EVER SAY ANYTHG BAD ABOUT MY BROTHERS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MADONNA AND CHRISTOPHER CICNEKEV MAZUR/WIREIMAGE/GETTY IMAG(NO TABLOIDS) MADONNA AND CHRISTOPHER CICNE DURG THE 70TH ANNUAL AMY AWARDS - RED CARPET AT THE SHRE AUDORIUM LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY KEV MAZUR/WIREIMAGE){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN ADDN TO BEG MADONNA'S BROTHER, CICNE WORKED AS A DANCER, STYLIST, DIRECTOR AND TERR SIGNER FOR THE QUEEN OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE TWO HAVE HAD A PUBLIC FALLG OUT, UNFORTUNATELY, EXACERBATED WHEN CHRISTOPHER RELEASED HIS STHG MEMOIR, LIFE WH MY SISTER MADONNA, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LRA INGRAHAM AND CURTIS INGRAHAMSOPA IMAG/GETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS NSERVATIVE JOURNALIST AND POLIL TALK SHOW HOST MIGHT NOT BE THE MOST OBV LGBT ALLY: AS EDOR OF THE DARTMOUTH REVIEW LLEGE, SHE OUTED HER PEERS A NTROVERSIAL ARTICLE ABOUT THE SCHOOL'S GAY STRAIGHT ALLIANCE. LRA HAS SCE APOLOGIZED FOR HER ACTNS—AND SPOKEN OUT SUPPORT OF HER GAY BROTHER, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I HAVE SEEN [CURTIS] AND HIS PANN, RICHARD, LEAD THEIR LIV WH DIGNY, FILY AND URAGE," SHE WROTE A 1997 SAY FOR THE WASHGTON POST. "I NOW REGRET THAT AT DARTMOUTH WE DIDN'T NSIR HOW LLO RHETORIC N WOUND."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SAMANTHA MANZELLA NTRIBUTED TO THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

We look at 13 celebri wh gay brothers. * i am gay and so is my brother *

Among lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr adults who have a siblg, roughly six--ten say they have told their siblgs about their sexual orientatn or genr inty. Among gay men and lbians who have at least one sister, large majori say they have told a sister about their sexual orientatn (75% of gay men and 80% of lbians).

Siarly, roughly three-quarters of gay men (74%) and lbians (76%) wh at least one brother say they have told a brother about their sexual orientatn, pared wh 42% of bisexuals. Most LGBT adults (70%) say there is at least some social acceptance of the lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr populatn the cy or town where they live.

SELF-HATRED AND THE STGGL OF BEG GAY

When I realized I was gay, all of that hatred that I showed to others turned on myself. I hate gay people, I am gay — th, I need to not be gay. * i am gay and so is my brother *

At the same time, Midwterners are more likely than those livg any other regn to say there is some acceptance their muny of LGBT dividuals (52% of gay men and lbians livg the Midwt say this, pared wh 35% or ls of those livg the Northeast, South or Wt).

Gay men and lbians livg the South are much more likely than those livg the Wt or Midwt to say there is only a ltle or no acceptance of the LGBT populatn where they live (36% the South vs. Gay men and lbians wh a llege gree and those wh annual of $75, 000 or higher are among the most likely to say there is a lot of acceptance of the LGBT populatn the cy or town where they live.

HOW TO TELL IF YOUR GUY FRIEND IS GAY

LGBT adults who say there is a lot of acceptance of people who are lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr their cy or town are much more likely to say this is an important reason why they live there than are those who say there is ltle or no acceptance of the LGBT populatn their muny.

Overall, gay men and lbians are more likely than bisexuals to say the level of social acceptance the cy or town where they live is an important reason why they live there. Gay men and lbians unr age 45 are much more likely than those ag 45 and olr to say the level of social acceptance their cy or town is a reason why they live there.

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* I AM GAY AND SO IS MY BROTHER

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