The concept of family is often associated with traditional gender roles and heteronormative structures.
Within queer communities, there exists a unique form of family known as "chosen families,"...
The concept of family has always been defined traditionally through blood relations and nuclear ties. Historically, families have centered around heterosexual unions between cisgender individuals who...
Loneliness is often associated with old age, but it can affect individuals of all ages and backgrounds. For queer people, who may have limited support from biological family members due to societal...
Chosen Families in Queer Communities
Chosen families are informal networks of friends and acquaintances who choose to become family without blood relation. They have been observed in diverse...
Queer communities have been known to form strong ties and networks that act as an alternative model for familial support systems. These "chosen" families are formed when individuals come together to...
Queer families are those that defy traditional gender roles and heteronormativity, and they often have unique approaches to creating family structures and dynamics. One way they do this is through...
Chosen families are groups that people form outside their biological family to meet emotional needs. They can have many structures and can be based on friendship, romantic partnership, community, or...
Can Chosen Families Serve As Sustainable Social Structures Independent Of Heteronormative Kinship Models?
There has been an increasing interest in exploring alternative family structures beyond...
The concept of family has traditionally been associated with blood relations, but for many people in today's society, familial bonds can extend beyond biological ties to include chosen families made...
The impact of social isolation can be particularly severe for older adults, especially those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning (LGBTQ+). According to a recent...