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Sexual Orientations of Blood Relatives

heartfulReverie

By heartfulReverie,
in 2015

Sexual Orientations of Blood Relatives  

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  1. 1. Please select all of the following that apply to you (family members must be related to you by blood):

    • I have one immediate family member (parent/sibling) who is homosexual.
      14
    • I have one immediate family member (parent/sibling) who is sexually attracted to more than one gender (i.e. bisexual, pansexual, omnisexual, polysexual, etc.).
      31
    • I have one immediate family member (parent/sibling) who is asexual, gray-asexual, or demisexual.
      26
    • I have two immediate family members (parent/sibling) who are homosexual.
      1
    • I have two immediate family members (parent/sibling) who are sexually attracted to more than one gender (i.e. bisexual, pansexual, omnisexual, polysexual, etc.).
      3
    • I have two immediate family members (parent/sibling) who are asexual, gray-asexual, or demisexual.
      6
    • I have three or more immediate family members (parent/sibling) who are homosexual.
      0
    • I have three or more immediate family members (parent/sibling) who are sexually attracted to more than one gender (i.e. bisexual, pansexual, omnisexual, polysexual, etc.).
      1
    • I have three or more immediate family members (parent/sibling) who are asexual, gray-asexual, or demisexual.
      0
    • I have one extended family member (parent's sibling/cousin/grandparent/etc.) who is homosexual.
      43
    • I have one extended family member (parent's sibling/cousin/grandparent/etc.) who is sexually attracted to more than one gender (i.e. bisexual, pansexual, omnisexual, polysexual, etc.).
      14
    • I have one extended family member (parent's sibling/cousin/grandparent/etc.) who is asexual, gray-asexual, or demisexual.
      21
    • I have two extended family members (parent's sibling/cousin/grandparent/etc.) who are homosexual.
      9
    • I have two extended family members (parent's sibling/cousin/grandparent/etc.) who are sexually attracted to more than one gender (i.e. bisexual, pansexual, omnisexual, polysexual, etc.).
      3
    • I have two extended family members (parent's sibling/cousin/grandparent/etc.) who are asexual, gray-asexual, or demisexual.
      1
    • I have three or more extended family members (parent's sibling/cousin/grandparent/etc.) who are homosexual.
      5
    • I have three or more extended family members (parent's sibling/cousin/grandparent/etc.) who are sexually attracted to more than one gender (i.e. bisexual, pansexual, omnisexual, polysexual, etc.).
      1
    • I have three or more extended family members (parent's sibling/cousin/grandparent/etc.) who are asexual, gray-asexual, or demisexual.
      4
    • I have no family members (or none to my knowledge) who have non-heteronormative sexual orientations.
      99
    • I have a family member who has a/have family members who have non-heteronormative sexual orientation(s) not previously mentioned. (Please comment how they are related to you and what orientation(s) they identify as.)
      6

  2. 2. Do you think non-heteronormative sexualities run in families?

    • Yes.
      24
    • Maybe.
      69
    • No.
      54
    • Unsure.
      72

  3. 3. Do you feel your family background somehow contributed to your sexuality?

    • Yes.
      23
    • Maybe.
      27
    • No.
      140
    • Unsure.
      29

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KanoEvey

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I think my mom might be bi, but I really don't know for sure. Other than that, my family is pretty straight. As far as I know, I'm the only non-straight person.

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gymgirl

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Almost all my female relatives are asexual, though nobody would ever use this term. Being raised in our tradition means such desires have been completely and permanently eliminated. Sexuality is considered a necessary evil and for reproduction only. The alternative to marrying and having many children is celibacy. There are lesbian couples among us who are readily accepted, none of them would ever consider having sex in any form or shape.

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Mychemicalqpr

Mychemicalqpr

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Interesting topic--I'm curious about whether or not orientations are genetic. It seems reasonable that if it's not nurture, then it's nature. I'm not sure what to say though. I know almost nothing about my biological father's side of the family, and my mom's side is pretty religious and conservative so of course they all identify as straight. I've talked about how I think my mom is actually demisexual though, including her verbatim saying she doesn't feel sexual attraction until she's formed a close emotional connection. Then my brother has a lot of ace moments and has said that the word sexy doesn't make sense to him. So while there's no one else out as non-heterosexual on my mom's side, I suspect that there could actually ace spectrum genes here that are being called "abstinence", "patience", or "caution".

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