Asian boys adopted by White families in the United States

[Anonymous]

Anecdata but wondering if anyone else has observed this:

Out of the Asian boys/men I know IRL who were adopted by White families, the majority identify as gay. I know three men in their early 30s who fall into this category and identify as gay and one college student whom I believe is straight but I don't know for sure. And I'm thinking about celebrities, too, like Joel Kim Booster. Curious what sociological factors might be at play or if it's just a "sampling error" on my part.

[Anonymous]

Sampling error

[Anonymous]

It’s sampling error and you’re an idiot.

[Anonymous]

Being gay is not accepted in Asian families. So they are quiet and suffer in silence. Adopted Asians can be themselves and come out and it’s accepted. This is why

[Anonymous]

What an odd post.
Sounds like you might need to expand your circle a little

Or you're also playing into the effeminate Asian man stereotype, which is down-right racist.

[Anonymous]

Oh f***, not this BS, again…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What an odd post.
Sounds like you might need to expand your circle a little

Or you're also playing into the effeminate Asian man stereotype, which is down-right racist.

Well, I'm Asian American and married to one so I don't think the stereotype is my default (OP).

[Anonymous]

An n of 4 does not mean anything

[Anonymous]

Way too small of a sample size, OP. You realize that, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Way too small of a sample size, OP. You realize that, right?

Yes, of course it's a very small sample. I'm curious if others know men who do or do not fit this category.

I speculate that maybe there's something about not fitting the white male standards/stereotypes that might influence Asian boys growing up in White households to explore other identities.

[Anonymous]

The more kids you have, the more likely one or more is to be gay. So if you have Asian mothers having enough children that they are giving up boys for adoption, more of the adopted boys might be gay. I've seen this in large Catholic families as well.

[Anonymous]

Here's a meta analysis, if you don't wan to take my word for it:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28608293/

"The fraternal birth order effect is the tendency for older brothers to increase the odds of homosexuality in later-born males." The theory seems to be that the more boys that a birth mother has, the more likely the younger sons are to be gay.
Something about hormones in the mother.

[Anonymous]

nature v nurture?

You'd have to look at why they were adopted.

Did the mother want a girl, so maybe she treated the adopted by effeminately?

Were the boys adopted as a baby, or when they were older?

Is this just anecdotal?

Are either of Angelina Jolie's adopted Asian boys gay?

I think you're reaching, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Way too small of a sample size, OP. You realize that, right?

Yes, of course it's a very small sample. I'm curious if others know men who do or do not fit this category.

I speculate that maybe there's something about not fitting the white male standards/stereotypes that might influence Asian boys growing up in White households to explore other identities.

Nobody is like oh, I don’t like football, I guess I’ll try being gay.

[Anonymous]

I have 5 Asian American male friends who are gay and none were adopted. All slightly older than your examples, late 30s-early 50s.