multiple LGBTQ+ in one family?

I told my mom about being bi and she is fine with it but just hasn't talked about it much with me. I have brought the topic up roundabout and she doesn't ask me questions. Last night I was discussing my husband and his depression and mentioned that he is probably struggling with the other (being bi) stuff I told him and she just laughed and said yeah I imagine he is. That as well as his failing heart. Maybe I am beating around the bush and she doesn't know how much I am comfortable talking about but I have brought up things several times and she doesn't bite.

 

I have a couple of other LGBT extended family members, and I don't get to talk to them as much, and it's complicated their relationship with the immediate family.

 

I'm Indian and despite my family being massive I've always been the black sheep. They're all damn straight and cis. I mean there was drama when my dad started dating a white woman so I don't know what's going to happen when my extended family find out I'm a man. I don't think bring LGBTQ 'runs' in families but its certainly an interesting thought.

 

I have two nephews who are gay, a niece who is bi and I am bi. There may be others, but that is all I know of. I guess we have our share

 

I’m bi and my two brothers are both straight. My wife is one of 5 kids and the oldest. Her younger sister is bi, and both of her brothers are gay. Her other sister is separated from her husband who I believe to be bi as well. So, not sure about her extended family but her bi sister’s ex husband came out as gay and of course I’m bi. Not sure what any of that means.

 

It does run in some families. I suspect that's the situation with some of my cousins. I am not the type to ask or pry.

With a few of my friends, there are multiple lgb siblings in their families. Many of us have seen this or heard about this situation.

What's probably less common is when there is just one lgbq person (t omitted because I don't think I know any personally) in a really large extended family. What's not uncommon is that this person might find the situation a little difficult, especially if the extended family is traditional and religious.

 

To be honest there are probably more LGBT people in. Everyone’s families than they realize, for example, no one knows I’m bisexual

 

I have three sisters. My one sister is gay and I identify as mostly gay (I’m physically attracted to guys... I’m emotionally & physically attracted to women).

My best friend and his brother are both gay.

I have another friend where 3/6 siblings are gay.

 

I have suspicion that one of my brothers may not be straight but it's also possible he is asexual or just haven't found the one yet.

Other than that I am bi, my mother's cousin is a lesbian married to another woman and my uncle's two brothers are gay.

I am sure they are more but I don't spend enough time with my extended family to know all the ins and out of their love life/sexual orientation.

 

I was adopted, so while none of my adopted family are LGBTQ, my two biological siblings and I all are. We identify differently though (we're triplets, AFAB, one of us identifies as lesbian, my brother and I identify as transmasculine and genderqueer) but we all laugh about how the extended fam didn't have a "gay cousin" so they had to import three lol.