Chosen queer families are nontraditional family units made up of people who identify as LGBTQ+. These families may be formed through various means, such as adoption, surrogacy, fostering, or...
Can queer diasporic communities generate alternative paradigms of kinship, care, and moral responsibility? This question has been explored by scholars who study sexuality and gender, particularly...
Cultural Understandings of Kinship
The traditional understanding of family, which is based on blood relations, has been challenged by the concept of nonbinary families, where people are related to...
Erotic Empowerment via Wet Nursing Rituals in Royal Courts
Royal courts had a unique way of expressing their erotic empowerment through wet nursing rituals which were used to build strong...
Ritualized touch is an essential component of many indigenous cultures around the world, including those of Australia's First Peoples. One such tradition is the Aboriginal practice of songlines,...