Living Life with a Gay Sibling - No Easy Task

Before I get started, by writing this I do not intend to discriminate, pass judgment, or offend anyone, this is just my personal opinion through my personal experiences.

The reason I thought about writing this article was from the recent story about John Amaechi, former NBA basketball player, coming out that he is gay and the subsequent media attention about the gay life style.

First of all, I could never imagine what living a homosexual life would be like but I do know what it is like living a life with a homosexual sibling. I grew up in a traditional Christian backed household but as an immediate family, after a move we did not attend church too often. However, I obtained my on personal religious beliefs and values on things in life through my experiences. Growing up, everyone is somewhat naïve and oblivious to the gay life style but when it strikes close to home, you have no choice but to adjust.

I'll admit, when I was younger, I would joke around about people being gay or lesbian and not think twice about it, and more times then not we didn't actually thing that the person was actually gay. But when I discovered that my sibling was in fact gay, it was kind of a culture shock for me. I do not agree with the gay lifestyle and probably never will but that doesn't mean that I despise my sibling or hate them for there choice in lifestyles.

My sibling is two years older than I am and as we were growing up we were best friends through and through. I will admit, that things started to shift in our relationship when I found out about the homosexual lifestyle. It was just all too weird to me. I did not understand how someone could be gay, it just didn't make any sense to me. To me, an intimate relationship is between a man and a woman, or a boy and a girl, nothing else. I have had those views since I was a baby, and those views will never change. Living with a gay sibling does shed some new light though. I have seen this person go through everything, intimate relationships with the opposite sex, and much more.