OpEd: 'The acts of fighting for and celebrating LGBTQ life are inherently family-friendly for the vast social networks that stitch together all those LGBTQ lives we’re fighting for and celebrating.' - SatansJacuzzi
The reason that gay worlds like the one around Stonewall existed was because members of different communities, sometimes rejected by their own biological families, created new definitions of what a family could be. These chosen families can be as vibrant and distinct as the people who comprise them, just like. They can be a lesbian motorcycle club or a gay men’s choir or a trans open-mic or a queer kitchen brigade. Sometimes they are happy families, and sometimes they are not.
Even if you could somehow accurately measure whether LGBTQ acceptance is increasing as assimilation marches on, it remains true that there are some things that can only be provided by queer chosen families. My parents and sister have been accepting and even supportive of me. But I might still be lost without the trans women who’ve been family to me, the mothers and big sisters who continue to watch out for me.
But that’s all a bit idealistic. The reality is that many modern-day Pride celebrations can attract a dangerous social combination: people eager to party and people eager to fit in. That’s largely a result of the way Pride has shifted in the public consciousness. To many minds, it is a huge, well-sponsored festival. To others, it is a civic institution every queer person is entitled to.
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