My chosen family gathered every year for Thanksgiving at Marcus's house but he died last month and we all keep texting about it but nobody wants to say we should still do it without him.
More people experience this than they realize.
The death of a central figure threatens the continuity of rituals that bind a chosen family together.
“Where Are You with LGBTQ+ chosen family tradition?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.