Well, you're going to find more straight people of every sign than on the LGBTQ spectrum. That's just how it is. I haven't heard Uranus/Venus, but have heard Uranus/Mars (which I have, but Mars touches almost everything in my chart with his greasy little fingers). I really don't think one will find a "gay" aspect, especially as it becomes more normal.
I completely agree. There certainly doesn't appear to be any chart factor that guarantees a person will be LGBTQ, because everything in LGBTQ people's charts also appears in the charts of cishet people. My thought is that maybe there are certain factors that manifest as being a sexual minority for some people, while people who have those factors but do not have minority sexual orientations or gender identities express them in some other way.
Based on the charts I've seen on here of people who identify as LGBTQ, what I've noticed is that there's usually something prominent about the eighth house, and it often includes a north/south node piece: either a node is place there, or a node ruler is, or an eighth house placement forms an aspect with the nodes, or more than one of those is true. However, plenty of people who are not LGBTQ have the same thing.
I have the eighth as my busiest house and it contains my south node ruler (Venus) and a sun that squares the nodes, and I am not LGBTQ, although many of my friends and associates are. I've been wondering if there's anything in birth charts that would suggest an association with LGBTQ people, whether or not you are one yourself. In a similar vein, I've heard that grand trines are associated with either having a disability or being closely associated with someone disabled, ie having a disabled family member or working in a field that serves people with disabilities.
Saying "earth signs are conservative!!" or whatnot also does not consider motive. What a lot of people don't understand is that there's a lot of money in looking normal. The way people talk they make it sound like people conform just for conformity's sake, which is silly, and a shallow understanding of human social behavior.
There's also the fact that in many circles looking "different" actually
is conforming. And no matter when I hang around these kinds of people, or "normal" people, I never feel like I fit in.
Great points about the nature of conformity and nonconformity!
I think that right there reflects the paradox of Aquarius and its two rulers. Uranus, the modern ruler, is associated with nonconformity, but it's also associated with a certain kind of social control. The common trope in dystopian science fiction, in which everyone is under some kind of surveillance and mechanical control, is highly Uranian, as is the current tech revolution that's given us smart everything and also made it much easier to hack, cyber attack, steal identities, and destroy personal privacy.
Traditionally, Aquarius is ruled by Saturn. I see that as very paradoxical, because Saturn seems like the epitome of conformity. And yet Saturn is also the archetypal hermit, who is perfectly capable of turning away from society and working alone.
