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Bros Step Up For Sister’s Wedding Dance + More News

Tessa Chavez with her brothers, Guillermo and Diego

Some news items you might have missed: • Instinct Magazine: TikTok personality Tessa Chavez had a sweet moment when her brothers came to the rescue for “first dance” duties after their homophobic father refused to attend her same-sex wedding to wife Cyn Wang. Continue reading “Bros Step Up For Sister’s Wedding Dance + More News”

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Study: Having Older Brother Increases Odds Of Being Gay

Me with my older brother Gary
A new study shows having an older brother can increase the odds among men of being gay. German and Canadian researchers compiled data from ten different studies on sexual orientation focusing on families with two sons giving them a dataset of 5,390 gay and straight men. Crunching the numbers they found males with an older brother had a 38 percent higher likelihood of being gay than men who don’t have older male siblings. The study was published Wednesday in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B journal. Additionally, the data indicated the more older brothers a man had, the greater the odds he would be gay. The New York Post reports the study also found “a correlation between mothers giving birth to homosexual males and having more children, as compared to moms of straight males having fewer children.” In their paper, the researchers wrote, “[Mothers] of homosexual males produce more offspring than the mothers of heterosexual males.” Professor David Spiegelhalter, of the University of Cambridge, told the Daily Mail, “The fascinating study estimates that having an older brother increases the odds of being gay by 38 percent, supporting the idea that a mother’s immune response to having a male child influences subsequent boys.” The study’s authors hypothesize that immune systems of mothers who give birth to a male baby react to a specific protein that has been shown to be important for brain development in male fetuses. The antibodies developed in reaction to that protein impact the brain development of future male children. The researchers noted that no correlation was found between the birth order for women and sexuality. (source: NY Post)

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From Gay Man’s Brother: “Love Whoever You Want, Just Love Hard”

Erick Endres (image via Twitter)

A note from a gay man’s brother has touched thousands of people.

Erick Endres came home from work three days ago to find an envelope on his pillow. Inside was a handwritten note from his youngest brother, Sean, who’s straight.

The letter read:

Erick,

I just want to let you know that I love you. We don’t have time in this life to be sad or hide who we really are because before you know it, it could be too late.

Love whoever you want, just love hard. I support and will support you in any way possible. I know we’re not the closest, but I just wanna let you know that I know and I don’t care because it doesn’t change you as a person.

So if you ever need to get anything off your chest, I’m right here. You don’t have to find your identity alone!

I love, I care, and I support you, Erick.

Love, Sean

“Love whoever you want, just love hard.”

Wow.

According to Endres, the amount of support since he shared the note has been incredible.

“Love whoever you want, just love hard.”

I just had to write that again.

You totally rock, Prince Sean.