Aired Jan 7, 2021
The Importance of Chosen Family
Looking for ways to keep the conversation going about LGBTQ+ issues with your ERG, community group, or PFLAG chapter? Welcome to Something to Talk About, a monthly series designed by PFLAG National’s Straight for EqualityTM program to create conversation about LGBTQ+ issues. Each month we’ll offer an article on LGBTQ+ topics and suggest a few questions you can use to lead a discussion.
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Article:Â ‘Chosen families’ ruptured: How COVID-19 hit an LGBTQ lifeline
Source: NBC News Â
Author:Â Julie Compton
Questions for Discussion:
- When and where did you first hear about the concept of chosen family in the LGBTQ+ community? If you feel comfortable sharing, would you consider yourself to be a part of a chosen family? If so, how did you celebrate the holidays this year?
 - The article notes that being rejected by biological family is a common reason that LGBTQ+ folks form chosen families. In your experience, is that always the case? If not, what are some of the other reasons you have seen chosen families form?
 - Many of the chosen families featured in this article were formed by LGBTQ+ people experiencing homelessness. In your opinion, what can we all do to support LGBTQ+ people, and especially LGBTQ+ youth, who are experiencing homelessness?
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