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Aug 11 2025
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Building Your Chosen Family: Creating Supportive Networks

By Marquita Bolden

For many in marginalized communities, chosen family isn’t just meaningful—it’s essential for survival and thriving. Unlike biological families, chosen families are the people we deliberately select to share our lives with, offering mutual support, understanding, and unconditional love. Whether you’re beginning to build your support network or strengthening existing relationships, learn practical strategies for creating the chosen family that will nurture your authentic self, set healthy boundaries, and provide the deep connections we all deserve.

Jun 29 2025
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The Fierce Joy of Being Ourselves: Celebrating Queer Joy at Pride’s End

By Marquita Bolden

As Pride Month ends, we want to talk about something that doesn’t get nearly enough airtime: the pure, unapologetic, revolutionary joy of being queer. Forget the rainbow capitalism—we’re talking about the real thing. The joy that bubbles up when you finally get to be yourself. The giddiness of realizing you’re surrounded by people who get it. The belly laugh with chosen family who know you completely. In a world that often tells queer people we should be ashamed, choosing joy is radical. Every time we celebrate our relationships, our identities, our communities—we’re rejecting the narrative that there’s something wrong with us…