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Anyone have LGBTQ family members or friends?

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by Yelozbhsbjaj729, Mar 28, 2017.

  1. johndeere3020

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    3 cousins
    1 aunt that is married but I know had a fling in her 20's
    2 second cousins that are bi

    I wouldn't talk to any of them about myself cause none of them can keep their mouths shut!
     
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    Out of my 3 best friends, two are lesbians.

    Family? Distant cousins, but that's it.
     
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    I have a trans friend, my best friend is bisexual, I have a gay classmate and my brother's friend is pan and genderfluid. No family members though
     
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    Actually most of my friends do identify as either gay or bi. I don't have many friends but.... there's 4/8 of my friends from middle school, a girl I had a crush on in high school, a large percentage of my classmates, my cousin, my sister (I'd call her bi-curious), my high school crush's best friend, all of the female friends that my best friend is friends with, my sister's best friend, my sister's best friend's fiance, my second cousin once removed, people from my high school church's youth group... I know a LOT of people who identify as gay or bisexual.

    I honestly think MOST people could identify as gay or bisexual, but they choose not to for whatever reason. I grew up in a very progressive area that was very accepting. I'd say at a bare minimum, a third of the people I regularly hang out with and know well, identify as bisexual, if not gay.
     
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    My cousin is a lesbian, and a family friend is also lesbian, and actually got married about a month ago :grin: As far as I know, none of my other friends are LGBT
     
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    I have an aunt who's a lesbian and I only have a friend that's a trans pansexual dude. I used to have a pansexual (she's probably mostly likely a lesbian but who knows) friend but we kinda drifted apart and are not as close as we used to be. My other friends I'm pretty sure are cis and straight but I could be wrong ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
     
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    My cousin is openly gay and happily married. But that's it as far as I know.

    One of my friends is trans, another thinks she may be bi. But again, they are the only ones who've come out to me, so there could be others. I've only come out to my trans friend.
     
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    Update: According to that person, I had a gay step-uncle via marriage. His sister married my fraternal grandfather. I assume he's dead due to the use of past-tense. It's a shame that I never got to meet him.
     
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    My brother is trans, he's my only lgbt family member.

    I have a few trans acquaintances/friends, a pan friend, and another friend who is questioning their sexuality.
     
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    I think my aunt's maybe bi, but I'm not quite sure.
    My sister is an sapioromantic pansexual, may demigirl (or cisgirl)
    My brother told us that he wanna marry his male best friend, but he's only 7 so it's not quite sure.
    My best friend is aroace agender.
    And appart from that...
    A hetero but curious dude, a bi-/pansexual dude (not quite sure?), a pansexual gender-questioning, an ace-demigirl,... so yeah lots of people actually in some way.
     
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    My older sister - who is my only sibling - is completely gay too. Her long-term girlfriend also only has a younger brother - who is completely gay also. Funny how that worked out.
     
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    My Aunt and her girlfriend (who's practically family) are both lesbian. I have a couple bi and pan friends at school, one of which is trans.
     
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    I don't know anyone really! It's strange.
     
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    I have a lesbian aunt, And a bi cousin. And a few LGBT friends.
     
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    I don't know of any family members, but I do have LGBTQ friends. If we're talking about friends I regularly talk to, that identify as LGBTQ, then I know a gay guy and a bisexual girl.

    I know of quite a few non-straight students, but I'm only really close with two of them. Most of my friends are straight.
     
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    Yup...a gay aunt and a gay uncle
     
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    Several close friends are gay. No family members as far as I'm aware of besides a really distant cousin.
     
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    All of my friends are trans/GNC.
    My one sibling is GNC.
    My mother doesn't identify with any sexuality, she "Likes people" (Married to my dad though, not poly).
    My cousin is gay, and that's about it.
     
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    Family? Only one, and that one's by marriage. My sister's husband's brother is gay. I've only met him once, though - at their wedding. :slight_smile:

    Friends? Yeah, lots. Co-workers, too.

    Lex
     
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    I don't have any LGBT family members as far as I know (although I have a cousin who could be a lesbian, I'm not sure why I get that impression though).

    I do have a gay male friend, a lesbian acquaintance, and a couple of biseucal friends.