Stars and Their Gay Brothers!

Oh, brother! Or — more specifically — gay brother.

More and more celebrities are speaking openly about their gay siblings. Fantastic Four flamer Chris Evans was merely the latest, setting the blogosphere on fire earlier this month when he revealed in the latest issue of The Advocate that his look-alike brother, Scott, is gay. “They’re the funniest people I know,” Chris said of his bro and his gay friends.

But why wouldn’t lots of celebrities have gay brothers? If we’re “everywhere,” wouldn’t that include being part of a family with a famous member?

Not surprisingly, many of these same celebrities are also speaking out in favor of GLBT rights, pointing to their family members as examples of the real people involved in gay-related political debates. Many celebrities cite specific lessons they’ve learned from their queer brothers, about gay matters and other things.

Who exactly is this gay wind rising under the wings of their famous siblings? Let’s find out, shall we?

Scott Evans (Brother of Chris Evans)

Chris’ gay brother Scott is also an actor, with a reoccurring role on One Life to Live and a recent guest spot on Fringe. “He’s a very fit young man,” Chris told The Advocate. “Believe me, he does quite well for himself.”

Scott Evans (left) and Chris Evans

Scott came out to Chris while in his first year at NYU. “I was driving him back to New York City for school,” Chris says. “We spent the whole day together, got to the city, had some beers in my hotel room, got into a really great talk, and he came out. I was so glad that he did. That’s got to be a difficult transition, but I come from the most liberal household you have ever heard of … I think my mother was praying for [both of] us to be gay, so at least she got one of us.”

Scott's guest appearance on Fringe episode 106

Don Smith (Brother of Kevin Smith)

Gay and bisexual viewers have always appreciated the queer sensibility in such Kevin Smith films as Chasing Amy (1997) and Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008). But then the Clerks (1994) director executive produced the unlikely documentary Small Town Gay Bar (2006) and appeared on the cover of Bear magazine, proud to accept the appreciation of bears and bear-lovers everywhere. So perhaps it’s no surprise to learn that Smith has a gay brother, Don.

“He's married to a dude and that's as gay as it possibly gets,” Kevin said at a 2006 Q&A at WonderCon. And then in typical Smith fashion, he added, “I'm in the gay family. I'm one c*ck and a mouth shy of being gay myself.”

Kevin Smith