I look at queer people who have been completely rejected by their families and treated as second-class by their governments and communities. Despite those challenges, they still find accepting communities to belong to and thrive within.
“Chosen Family” is a term I hear very frequently from them. People’s nuclear families can be shit for a lot of reasons. We can take a lesson from the queer community and build meaningful connections beyond blood ties. It’s a lot of work, yes, but at least non-queer people don’t have the extra disadvantage of laws trying to erase their existence.