Family gatherings around Christmas are often touted as a hallmark of the season, leaving some to reunite with family for better or worse.
However, some people don’t have the luxury of spending the holidays with their families. Perhaps their loved ones have cut them out of their lives or made these individuals feel unwanted because of their identity, leaving them to form their own “found families.” The idea of a found or chosen family, known as kinship, is one treasured by the LGBTQ community as many do not relate to their other family members because of their identity.
A Pew Research Center survey of LGBTQ Americans found that four in every 10 individuals were rejected by at least one family member because of their sexual orientation or
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