Hello! I wonder how common it is for a transperson to have other family members who are trans. I know of one family where at least 3 or 4 members, closely related, are trans. I and my niece are MTF trans, and I have a cousin from the other side of the family who is married to an MTF as well, and they have a daughter together. That's THREE of us, though the latter one is related through marriage and not blood.
I have to add that I was the one who inspired them to come out and transition. The cousin-in-law came out slowly around 2005, while I was evacuated during Hurricane Rita. My now-niece came out 4+ years ago. I wonder who's next...
My cousin though they won't transition due to marriage. They seem OK about living part time
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This goes back to the 1950s and 1960s. It was a time when it was illegal for a man to wear women's attire.
My mother's younger brother was going through transition during the 1960s. Sure enough! My father had him arrested when he came cross-country to visit us.
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My first cousin is MTF, I am FTM. Both of her parents are bi. My mother is also bi and masculine (although she wouldn't identify that way).
Although we aren't blood related, another first cousin (who is bi) is married to a trans woman and another close friend is trans feminine and transitioning (I'm a godparent to their son).
So, lots of trans and bi people in my life.
This is an interesting thread, it seems bizarre now that I'm the only queer in the family. My cousins have children who are still young so I often wonder how they'll turn out. And my great aunt never married so I've always wondered about her sexuality.
My family has 2 brothers who are men who like men, 1 woman who....likes women but sometimes likes men, and 1 who has never shown one way or another but dresses gender neutral and wears her hair in a gender neutral way. I'm sure there are more, but those are the ones I am aware of.
My wife's family, which is my family sort of in a round about way twice, has at least 2 women who like women, one of which dresses and acts male, but has not tried to transition, to my knowledge.
Explanation of above:
My wife's mother was married to my grandpas cousin, and had divorced him and remarried. My wife is a product of the second marriage. All of her siblings are blood relatives, a couple times removed.
Nope, s'just me.
I have a cousin who's gay, but that's it.
I only know of a 4th cousin that is trans. She benefits from the younger, more open generation. At 19 she is beginning her transition now, already a happy and beautiful girl.
As far as I know, I'm the only one. I don't think my family is very large unless we go to my grandmother's generation since she has loads of cousins while I have none (biological ones at least). Plus, I abhor big family gatherings so what would I know.
Also, I don't know my father's side of the family at all so who knows. *shrug*
My cousin is trans but I don't think he ever started hormones or anything :)
~David
I'm bi as is my sister, middle nephew & eldest niece. 1 trans cousin & 2 gaycousins
My mother had thoughts when she was young. But it was out of jealousy, it seems.
My sister had thoughts until she was 15 or something.
A younger family member I've never met is, and also appears to be gay.
Apart from myself, them and their sister I don't think anyone else in the family is trans, bi, gay or fluid.
I'm... Like the only Rainbow Sheep in my family out of everyone that I KNOW of.
All of my brother and sister are gay, bi, drag queens but im the only trans one meow 6 brothers 2 sisters.
Whoah I wish I had an Open minded family like that I left home around 16 LOL.
No trans that I know of, but some lgb.
I'm an only child and no LGBTQIA relatives one step out in the family tree that I know of. My FtM husband's brother is a cross dresser.
As far as I know, I am the only one in all of my family and relatives. I do know one of my uncle's is gay, but otherwise as far as I know no one else.
In my extended military family I know maybe one could very well be. I have seen quite a few tell tale signs, and he considers himself to be a valley girl. Otherwise that's all I know.
Kate <3
Always remember to smile your face
Just myself and one Aunt who is Trans. Although it is possible that my youngest sibling might be trans. Hugs
Mariah
After I stared coming out to my closest relatives, I got a call from one of my cousins, who told me they were so excited to hear I was transitioning and said they had never told anyone, but they felt they were trans too and wanted to transition. My cousin is now a year on T, into it from the other direction as me, FtM.
Quote from: Mohini on August 20, 2016, 10:31:44 PM
Hello! I wonder how common it is for a transperson to have other family members who are trans. I know of one family where at least 3 or 4 members, closely related, are trans. I and my niece are MTF trans, and I have a cousin from the other side of the family who is married to an MTF as well, and they have a daughter together. That's THREE of us, though the latter one is related through marriage and not blood.
First of all, I myself am not transgender as much as an aspiring transfeminine male (Yes, you read that correctly).
Anyway, though, in regards to your question, No, not that I know of.
Quote from: Mariah on October 07, 2016, 09:22:49 PM
Just myself and one Aunt who is Trans. Although it is possible that my youngest sibling might be trans. Hugs
Mariah
Good luck to your youngest sibling in figuring out his or her gender identity! :D
I will pass the well wishes along to them Futurist, thank you. Hugs
Mariah
Quote from: Futurist on October 09, 2016, 02:19:23 AM
Good luck to your youngest sibling in figuring out his or her gender identity! :D
I recently found out that my father had been caught wearing a bra by my mother. She responded poorly to the event and forced him to stop. I never knew this when he was alive. To what extent he was trans I will never know.
Oh dear my dad was into wearing female clothes that's what my mum said that to me. 😆 and my older sister is a ftm and always wanted to be a male. 😆 💖 I think my mum knew that I was girly and feminine from a young age. my older sister looks like a guy and in a long term relationship with another female. 😆 💖
So... this will get interesting..
When I told my mom, she pretty much told me her dad was at least part time cross dressing.
And recently my two brothers bombarded me with questions, apparently they both have a kid which is suspected of being trans, even tough it is too early to tell. But my nephew looks really good in a tutu dress he likes to wear. My niece does not want to join "team boobs" as she declared... Not sure what will come out of it, could just be a phase or could be early signs. Will be interesting when I see them again later this year...
There are no LGBT people in my family except me. My family is totally dull in that regard. I think it would be cool to have an LGBT family member but no such luck. Once I told my brother it would be really cool to have a gay older brother and could he start dating guys but he said no. Just selfish I guess. Lol
I have a younger sister that identifies lesbian (also married to a great gal, very good to her/him). She's always had boy demeanor and took boy/male roles. If (s)he considered the trans direction, (s)he never outright said it. I believe (s)he is, never having liked any female pronouns for as long as I can remember.
even now I am not sure on her/his preferred pronouns. I should ask.
No other trans people in my family. My sister dated a couple girls in high school, but I'm not sure whether she still identifies as bi or she considers it youthful experimentation. She's married to a man now and I'd feel weird broaching the topic.
Not by blood that I know of, although I was adopted and haven't seen my half brothers and sister in years. Oddly, my son just assimilated into a family with a trans niece and they accepted me wonderfully. When I came out to my neighbors suddenly her daughter came out FtM and a brother in a same sex relationship said he wasn't gay, but straight MtF trans. So it seems we really do walk among the rest of the population, lot of us! Toni
My husband and I are both trans. He's post-op FtM, and I'm pre-therapy MtF. Our daughter (100% biological) is very much my little girl, so Trans seems to skip generations?
one of my 5 half-sisters (same mother) is FtM trans.
But other than that, the rest of my family is Cis.
An interesting topic.
I've often wondered about my paternal grand mother, I never remember her wearing anything but trousers, something that was considered not quiet right when see was a young woman. My uncle, on his death bed, also intimated that she had a predilection for young woman.
Another interesting story my father related recently was that initially her birth was registered as male. This however was put down to the fact that her father had given the details of her birth to the registrar in the local pub.
My grandson FTM came out while I was struggling with my own identity I had only come out to my wife at that time shortly after I came out to that part of the family and now am out to the world
bobbisue :)
Good question, ;)!
And short answer: no. Not even close!
I have a fairly masculine aunt though that I idolized as a child for obvious reasons ::)
She used to be a tomboy as a child and told me once she wanted to be a boy too when I came out. She has even been mistaken for a man for many times and to my knowledge hasn't objected at all. I have many times contemplated whether she might be trans but just too old to recognize that. She was married to a man though, had children and apparently just is a very masculine woman.
Not that im aware, i wonder about my cousin sometimes
I dont think she is tho