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LGBTQ+ people encounter varying degrees of love and acceptance from their parents, siblings, and extended families. Some LGBTQ+ individuals may not have supportive biological families, leading them to form close bonds with friends and other members of the LGBTQ+ community. These chosen families provide a sense of belonging and support that may be lacking in their biological families. LGBTQ+ individuals and communities often redefine what it means to have a family, expanding traditional notions to include chosen families, support networks, and communities of like-minded individuals. The approval of LGBTQ+ adoption has made possible families that were not possible in the past. LGBTQ+ couples fought for the same family benefits afforded to heterosexual couples.
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My parents immigrated here from San Miguel Portugal.
Family background in Iowa.
A typical West Lynn blue collar Irish family.
My family was a bit homophobic back then.
My neighborhood was neighborly.
I have a twin and two brothers.
Grandmother was the one that made the money.
I idolized my brother.
She was an Archie Bunker then an Edith.
My family comes from Mexico and Guatemala.
My family was poor and working class.
I was very close to my older sister.
I started working in the factories at 15.
Childhood Dynamics and Family Values.
I am close with my twin siblings.
I was very independent as a child.
I have a a sister and a brother.
I took care of my younger siblings.
My parents divorced when I was seventeen.
Everybody came to Granny's house on Sunday.
My dad did not own me as his.
Visiting Panama felt like returning home.
I'm the oldest male child.
My two sisters and I were very close.
I think she's going to be gay.
Stifled, my athletic brother went to the streets.
My parents were very homophobic.
Tim's parents were a lot older than mine.
My own willingness to be very out.
There is a diversity of sexual identities in my family.
We wanted to be parents.
You have your chosen family.
We both wanted a child, a family.
Let's have a baby.
Our families support us.
I followed my sister to Lynn.
Gay people were losing their kids. Copy
We were in it together as a family.
My mother knew all along.
Family Origins and Early Life.
My friends were all raised by single moms.
My grandfather moved to MA from South Carolina.
I had a great childhood.
My parents were behind me one hundred percent.
My dad was a police officer.
I lived in three states before age seven.
Education was our ticket forward.
I have four sisters and a brother.
My mother welcomed my friend with HIV.
My family had little when I was young.
Quiet child, close to mom and dad.
I had a good relationship with my whole family.
I was the first with a college degree.
Dad was a decorated WWII paratrooper.
I was the oldest of four siblings.
I liked to make people laugh, have fun.
War memories bothered my dad.
I value truthfulness and hard work.
Equity and giving the working class guy a chance.
I knew I would have a hard life.
We valued family and hard work.
I never felt poor.
My father didn't deserve the title "dad."
My brother had some trouble with it.
I brought my partner to meet my cousins.
My family valued taking care of one another.
I had a short time with my mother.
Family not interested in my sexuality.
Buy more dresses!
Family comes in every form, every shape.
Genderqueer was not part of my young family.
Coming out to her was such a disgrace.
My brother would be the sperm donor.
A neighborhood with a million kids.
Death of Spouse and the Love of Lynners
I think all parents worry about this.
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