http://www.advocate.com/News/News_Features/Say_Uncle__Gay_Uncles_Face_Off/
As parents now wait until their 30s and 40s to start families, so too are modern grandparents finding themselves making this “career change” later in life — often well into their 70s, when they may not exactly be in their prime for the job’s demands. And thus marks the rise of the gay uncle — the guy who spoils you rotten, answers all those questions you can’t ask your parents, and has you home in time for dinner. But this modern-day guncles phenomenon presents a major question: What exactly is it guncles are supposed to be doing?