Some of Merseyside’s finest gay uncles have shared their favourite things about being a ‘Guncle’ with the Liverpool ECHO.
Gay uncles are no new thing and have been around for some time. The term of endearment has been known to be given to non-related gay males who are regarded as an “honorary uncle” by friends and their children as well as those who are biologically related.
‘Guncles’ are usually the ones who are happy enough to babysit the family's nephew and nieces for a few hours, knowing they can hand them back at the end of the day, or, from my personal experience, the ones who teach them all the things they shouldn’t. The light-hearted concept has its own dedicated day in the calendar - August 14, but despite this and with the climate often so full of negativity towards the LGBTQ+ community, we decided to celebrate gay uncles from across Merseyside regardless of the day
