Biological Family In The LGBTQ + Community

Family, a concept usually taken for granted, can have many meanings. For some people, this may be their direct biological relations. Others are estimated from their biological family and may seek familial structure in likeminded people. I define my family as a mixture of both of these concepts. As RuPaul once famously said, “As gay people we get to choose our families, and my chosen family includes millions of brave men and women across this country and around the world.” While I have a biological family, that loves and supports me very much, I also have a second family in the LGBTQ+ community.
This community, the LGBTQ+ community, is composed of a very large and diverse group of people. There are people of every race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic