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Poll: Do you have gay relatives? Gay friends? Transgendered family/friends?

Do you have gay and/or transgendered family/friends? o


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Inspired by Redress' post regarding Chief Justice Roberts' lesbian cousin attending the Supreme Court arguments on SSM, I wondered how many DP'ers have gay relatives and friends. As people are more and more comfortable with coming out, I think it's more likely than ever that most of us have gay relatives and friends.

For my part, two of my deceased uncles were gay. I also have had numerous gay friends and acquaintances over the years. One of my extended members is undergoing gender reassignment.
 
Yes I have gay relatives and friends
 
I have at least two. Probably more. I think we all do.
Inspired by Redress' post regarding Chief Justice Roberts' lesbian cousin attending the Supreme Court arguments on SSM, I wondered how many DP'ers have gay relatives and friends. As people are more and more comfortable with coming out, I think it's more likely than ever that most of us have gay relatives and friends.

For my part, two of my deceased uncles were gay. I also have had numerous gay friends and acquaintances over the years. One of my extended members is undergoing gender reassignment.
 
I have at least two. Probably more. I think we all do.

I think so too and that would seem to me to be part of what is behind the sea change in the support for SSM. It's not the secret either, that it used to be. Though, I never hedged about discussing my relatives when the topic came up.
 
No gay or transgendered relatives or close friends. There are a number of gay/lesbian individuals who are involved in the medieval recreation society that I'm part of, but thankfully it's not something which really comes into play in that venue so it's not a significant issue.
 
Yes, One deceased uncle, a variety of friends of both physical gender and one cousin who Is currently under going transgender"" IMO To each Their Own"
some of My Friends have retained a relationship longer than alot of My male and female gender friends marriages.
 
I do not have relatives, but I do have friends and/or acquaintances that are.
 
No, to all three questions, but I have to admit I'm surprised that one of my cousins now married is not gay. I always thought growing up he was gay by just his body language and manner of speaking, so I have to admit I was surprised when I heard the news he was married and had a little girl. It's entirely possible he is bisexual I suppose, but the last time I saw him and his wife I didn't see any sort of love in between them. In any event, I hope he is happy.
 
Among my closest friends are "The Cat Ladies" whose shelter I support. They have been together for 25 years. I have another legally married gay male couple that have been together for 40 years. I have another friend who is a post-op transgendered escort in New York City. I really wish she would find the guy of her dreams.
 
some of my friends are gay. not sure about relatives; i can't think of one.
 
A lot of my college friends are LGBT+.
 
One or two gay acquaintances in high school, never really had any real in depth conversation with them. Had nothing to do with their orientation but a lack of things to talk about. Very nice guys. It's funny since I was very anti-SSM back then, and yet we got along. :lol:

A girl at my church came out the closet and went down the more butch road. She still comes to church more often than not and I'm still on good terms with her, pretty much everyone in my old youth group is. A nice girl, has issues to work out though.

I'm pretty sure most of us have had some passing relationship with someone who was gay or bi.

I don't know any transgendered folks though nor have I befriended any, doubt I ever will, to be honest.
 
My most sincere apologies. I didn't provide an "I'm gay/lesbian/transgendered option". A terrible oversight on my part.

*edited because I was still not inclusive*
 
I simply refuse to believe that someone could not have at least ONE friend or family member that's gay. Statistics say it's damn near impossible.
 
none of us knows for sure how many gay/lesbian family and friends we have ... some of the biggest homophobes on these threads may be gay ... just don't know, and we shouldn't really care that much ... if it's important, it'll come up .. I remember being at a party and this guy came up to me and told me that he found me attractive and asked if I was gay ... I said that I was flattered, but that, no, I wasn't gay and wished him luck hooking up with someone ... and I hope he found someone, as I did, got married, maybe even raised some kids, as I did, and stayed with that person forever as I have with my wife ... life's too short to be worried about who's sleeping with whom ... as long as my wife is just sleeping with me, that's all I care about ...
 
Inspired by Redress' post regarding Chief Justice Roberts' lesbian cousin attending the Supreme Court arguments on SSM, I wondered how many DP'ers have gay relatives and friends. As people are more and more comfortable with coming out, I think it's more likely than ever that most of us have gay relatives and friends.

For my part, two of my deceased uncles were gay. I also have had numerous gay friends and acquaintances over the years. One of my extended members is undergoing gender reassignment.

I don't have any gay relatives that I'm aware of. I once had a friend who was a lesbian who moved away years ago. I also had a male acquaintance who was gay, but I grew up in a pretty small town (where I still live) which would limit my exposure to many gay people.
 
You either know you do or you don't, but everyone has gay relatives and friends.
 
I don't have any gay relatives that I'm aware of. I once had a friend who was a lesbian who moved away years ago. I also had a male acquaintance who was gay, but I grew up in a pretty small town (where I still live) which would limit my exposure to many gay people.

There are no gay people in small towns? Who knew?
 
Friends, family members, and coworkers.
 
Inspired by Redress' post regarding Chief Justice Roberts' lesbian cousin attending the Supreme Court arguments on SSM, I wondered how many DP'ers have gay relatives and friends. As people are more and more comfortable with coming out, I think it's more likely than ever that most of us have gay relatives and friends.

For my part, two of my deceased uncles were gay. I also have had numerous gay friends and acquaintances over the years. One of my extended members is undergoing gender reassignment.
I had an uncle who tried hiding he was gay, but most of us knew. Weird was seeing who most of us knew was his lover at the funeral. My aunt had issues with it. She made like she didn't know what was up. Maybe that was best. They were pretty old-school.
 
Me...

Gay relatives: No. (That I am aware of)
Gay friends: Yes.
Transgender relatives: No. (Again, that I am aware of)
Transgender friends: Friends, no. Acquaintances, yes. (Some of the funnest people I have ever known)
Squirrel: Yes.
 
Relatives, nope because I don't have that many. Friends, a fair number. They are awesome wingmen.
 
I had an uncle who tried hiding he was gay, but most of us knew. Weird was seeing who most of us knew was his lover at the funeral. My aunt had issues with it. She made like she didn't know what was up. Maybe that was best. They were pretty old-school.

I grew up without the realization they were gay. They were both married, one twice, so I didn't have that to consider, but, I did later take note that one lived with men ever after his last divorce and finally asked my mom if he was gay. "Oh heavens! I thought you knew!" LOL She taught me to accept people as they are and without making an issue of differences. Guess it worked and I nothing changed my opinion of them after I knew.

Their parents, as far as I know, never accepted that their sons were gay. It was never spoken of and the rest of the siblings, if any were anti-gay, never made an issue of it. No one ever boycotted a family reunion because they would attend.
 
I don't have any gay relatives that I'm aware of. I once had a friend who was a lesbian who moved away years ago. I also had a male acquaintance who was gay, but I grew up in a pretty small town (where I still live) which would limit my exposure to many gay people.

It's possible some people would be comfortable coming out too. The percentages would make that very likely.
 
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