Those seemingly random gay dreams you had about your hot second cousin twice removed may not be an indication of actual desire for them - instead, it’s your brain’s way of communicating something about your relationship, sensual or otherwise. Whether it’s a sex dream about a friend, a sex dream about the lanky bartender you saw last weekend, or a sex dream about your cat, what goes on in our subconscious often feels like it’s coming way out of left field.