93. Chosen Family

93. Chosen Family

Author: LGBTQ+ Podcast by Jojo & Dayra February 19, 2024 Duration: 53:23

Society has put a lot of pressure on the importance of family. Having loving parents, sharing happy memories with your siblings, feeling safe and protected by the ones you share blood with.. However, that isn’t the version of "family" that everyone gets to experience.

  • What is a chosen family?
  • Why is it important to the community?
  • What to look for when choosing a family?
  • Where to find people to be a part of my chosen family?

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Family meeting:

1. "I am an 18 year old female and am struggling to be around my family. I'm half Black and half Latino, not to be stereotypical BUT when things happen in the family, we don’t talk about it! We “pray” and “move on ''. Very often they will bring up the topic of LGBTQ and say hateful things to intentionally hurt me(they are all very Christian). "

2. "Do you have lesbian friends that don’t want kids? As a childfree lesbian I feel bombarded by breeders, even in the LGBTQ community."


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