Caught my 5 yr old daughter kissing another girl

[Kari_1990]

As a parent I've always felt that I could come up with an answer when faced with a situation that involves my daughter. However after something which I witnessed last week it has left me questioning what step I should take next and I don't feel this is a question that I can ask my friends or family members due to the sensitive nature of what occurred.

Last week I caught my daughter who is 5 (6 this summer) and one of her friends who is the same age kissing one another in her bedroom. I don't want to go into graphic detail but it wasn't just a simple peck on the lips. This stunned me as I believe she was too young to be doing this and its not something I've ever seen her do before. She was very embarrassed at being caught doing this by Daddy but thankfully because of where I remained as calm as possible I asked her why she was kissing her friend like that and she told me it was because she's seen Mummy doing it and she appeared happy. (the mother is now in a relationship with another woman)

Bit of insight into our family situation. Me and the mother of our daughter broke up when she was 2 and she lives with me on a permanent basis while she sees her mother throughout the week and stays there every Saturday night. Shes always been what you'd call a 'Daddys girl' showing me a lot of affection and I'd always be the first port of call when she was upset.
She also shares a healthy relationship with her mother but since the age of 4 she has been curious as to why her mummy kisses other girls. Shes still too young to know the technical terms of heterosexuality and homosexuality however shes noticed that there is a difference between the relationship I share with my female partner and her mother and her partner who is called 'aunty'.

So I don't know whether seeing her mother kissing girls has made her curious to try it or whether she is already exploring her sexuality herself. Now I am a very open minded parent and my daughter's sexuality isn't something that would cause me to love her any less. I just want to know whether other parents have experienced this situation themselves and how they approached it. Because whether my daughter grows up to be straight or lesbian I just want to be able to give her the correct support she needs and let her know that I'll love her regardless of who she ends up dating. Her happiness is the most important thing to me after all.

I'm sorry for this rant and I appreciate the time that any of you will make to read my question and any advice that you might have for me.

Thank you :)

[Kari_1990]

I'm sure that it is most likely just experimentation because she is a curious child. Though she has shown a lot of interest in her mother's sexuality and I know that a child could inherit the so called 'gay gene'. And from information which I've looked up on on the internet I've seen that 5 is a common age for a lot of children to notice that they are 'different'..
Me and the mother have talked about how we behave with our respected partners around her but I don't believe it be fair for me to be allowed to kiss my partner. While she isn't allowed to purely because her partner is of the same sex.

[MarkLakewood3367]

Seeing that your daughter is 5, I really don't see this behavior as anything more than experimentation.  I'm sure her witnessing her mother kissing other women affects the gender she chooses to experiment with.  However, I really don't believe this has anything to do with her sexuality.  If your daughter is witnessing significant sexualized behavior from her mother, you might want to have a talk with her mother as I view this as inappropriate in the presence of young children.