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...
There are many ways to form families. One way is through biological ties, where people share bloodlines and heritage. Another way is through adoption, where people become part of a family without...
Chosen families are groups of people who have come together voluntarily to form a non-traditional family unit. These families can include members of various backgrounds, such as gay couples, single...