Relationship isn’t just a word about ongoing interactions where sex or romance is involved: we also have some kind of relationships with our families of origin, adoptive or foster families, or chosen family, too.
Family Relationships
Articles and Advice in this area:
Article
- Jade Wilson
There are two kinds of growing up: the one where you outgrow your childhood home, and the one where you learn to build a new one.
Article
- Sassafras Patterdale
If you find yourself experiencing homelessness or housing instability, it can feel isolating, like you’re facing hard things alone without support: without family. But you can create your own family.
Advice
- Sassafras Patterdale
There are a lot of factors to keep in mind when it comes to taking care of yourself in the face of family rejection. Here are some of the main considerations to keep in mind.
Article
- Sassafras Patterdale
If you are facing homelessness, or experiencing housing insecurity, chances are your primary concern is usually finding a safe place to sleep.
Advice
- Heather Corinna
I love my mom, I hate the way she talks about queer people like me, and I feel guilty for not saying something about it.
Article
- Adam England
You’re bisexual. Maybe you’ve always known, or perhaps it’s something you’ve realized more recently. Either way, you’re thinking about coming out to your family of origin.
Advice
- Sam Wall
Em, I wish I could reach through the screen and give you a hug. You, and the two classmates of your sister’s who have been targeted by their peers and failed by the adults who should have protected them. I am so very angry on their behalf, and on yours. This situation sucks in no small part because…
Advice
- Heather Corinna
Hi there, Lilly. I think I can help you with this. First, I want to assuage some of your fears. Just because your young siblings are having a hard time understanding this doesn’t mean the whole of the LGBTQ+ community does or will. For sure, biphobia is, unfortunately, still alive and well in plenty…
Article
- Ellen Friedrichs
Because of the global COVID-19 pandemic, in many households, the strains of closed schools, lost jobs, health issues, and close quarters mean that tensions are high, tempers are short, and privacy has become a luxury. If you’re a young queer person who is now isolated with trans- or homophobic family members, you probably know that better than anyone. Here are a few ideas to help you stay as physically and emotionally safe as possible during these difficult days.
Advice
- Sam Wall
I feel you, Mandy! I’m a woman whose adult height is five feet and when I was 16 I weighed about a hundred pounds soaking wet. I suspect (but cannot prove) my parents were a little more protective of me than they would have been if I was a boy, but I have to give credit where credit is due. They…
