Do siblings and parents affect our sexuality?

[TurboDieselBandit]

I'm wondering, do the number of siblings we grow up with, their gender, age and sexuality influence our sexuality? Also do the parent(s) you were raised by have an effect?

It seems like guys raised in a house of all females have a greater chance of turning out bi or gay, this is backed up by some of my real life experiences.

Stats for me:
Raised by: Mom
Siblings: 2 sister's One a year younger, one 4 years older. Both straight until recently for my younger sister who recently met a very special girl, now GF.
My sexuality: Bi

How about you guys/girls?

Raised by:
Siblings: (number, relative age, sexuality)
Your sexuality:

Feel free to add anything you feel I missed, thanks! :D

[DoodleSnap]

Despite the lack of high-brow science involved in this experiment, I'd be interested to see how it turns out.

Raised by: My Mother and Father
Siblings: 1 sister, 9 years older than me. We have a very good relationship and she taught me a lot about fashion/social stuff.
My sexuality: Bisexual.

[Wanderer_]

I think they may effect how sexual you are, but unpredictably so - repressive parents can turn out wild kids

They can't make you straight, gay etc. That's genetic

[JamesSuperBoy]

I'm wondering, do the number of siblings we grow up with, their gender, age and sexuality influence our sexuality? Also do the parent(s) you were raised by have an effect?

It seems like guys raised in a house of all females have a greater chance of turning out bi or gay, this is backed up by some of my real life experiences.

Stats for me:
Raised by: Mom
Siblings: 2 sister's One a year younger, one 4 years older. Both straight until recently for my younger sister who recently met a very special girl, now GF.
My sexuality: Bi

How about you guys/girls?

Raised by:
Siblings: (number, relative age, sexuality)
Your sexuality:

Feel free to add anything you feel I missed, thanks! :D


I do not think it affects sexuality but it may affect how one expresses or willingness to be open about it.

[Elysium]

I'm really inclined to say I don't think so. My father grew up with two older sisters and he's straight. I think in some circumstances it might (for example, someone experiencing some kind of trauma and therefore being repulsed by something), but generally, I'd say it doesn't matter. I think JamesSuperBoy is correct.

For the record, I was raised by my mother and father, I have no siblings, and I'm queer.

[Hudor]

I don't think that's true. However as JamesSuperBoy said it may influence how open and willing a person would be to express it.
Personally I've been raised by my mother and father and have an elder brother and everyone is straight. In fact as far as I know, all extended relations I have interacted with are straight. Even so I am queer.

[Magenta]

Everyone in my family is straight and I'm definitely not. It has nothing to do with how you were raised or who you were raised with.

[Vermilion]

I think your just born that way it's not a choice or effected by siblings I have 2 brother 1 sister but I'm bi

[Karkat]

I think it's usually coincidental, or a subconscious way of forming yourself to what society expects of a person (e.g effeminate males = gay) that reinforces or skews your actual sexuality based on what society stereotypes it as.

Shorthand: you act "gay" because you are attracted to males, but on top of this, "gay" is portrayed as "fabulous", etc. and you might tend to subconsciously reinforce that in yourself.

Even shorter hand bc wow: gender roles. Stereotypes.

Anyways, I was raised by mom and dad at first, then mom and great-grandparents, then just mom at times and dad and stepmom at times, then mom and stepdad at times and dad and stepmom at times, then just mom and stepmom. (Lordy)
I have two older sisters I was around at my dad's house, and one brother-in-law (now just honorary, because sadly they divorced...) (the younger one got married when I was 14, but I was only around him briefly so) They're all straight tmk
I'm queer, more specifically pansexual grey-a leaning heavily towards 'gay' (ish, this doesn't explain it well)
But it might also be important to note that I'm transgender. Biologically female, and bigender.

In my case there seems to be no connection. In fact, 99% of my family is religious or disapproves of homosexuality

[DoodleSnap]

I do not think it affects sexuality but it may affect how one expresses or willingness to be open about it.
^This is my hypothesis.