Hello, I'm DELIGHTED to say my sis has finally managed to get at least halfway out of the closet (and much happier person for it)! Of course this is something I will discuss with her at some point, but I'm really interested in how this has been handled with kids in your extended families. My DD is nearly 10, so at some point she will notice that her aunty has a female partner...do you think this is something that i should discuss with her beforehand or do you think it's ok to just wait until DD comments herself? My own feeling is that being gay is just a fact of life, not something that needs to be highlighted and commented on as if it's not normal, but won't kids have questions about it if it involves a close family member? Particularly since she's reaching that age where she'll be more aware of sexual matters generally.

Really interested to hear your thoughts.