
Chosen Family
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04/15/25 • 29 min
This episode is a love letter to the people who chose us and became our family when our biological family rejected us. When our biological families fail us, we find home in those who love us as we are without conditions, and we talk about what a chosen family means. This episode is for anyone who is building their own version of a family. It’s for queer Nigerians and Africans who are now writing new definitions of belonging that are rooted in care, loyalty, and joy. Love that is decided, not forced, is the most revolutionary form of resistance we have.#ChosenFamily #QueerAndUnfiltered #LGBTQIANigeria #QueerLove #AfroQueerVoices #QueerBelonging #UnapologeticallyQueer #QueerResistance #HealingAndThriving #ComingHomeToYourself #FamilyIsWhatYouMakeIt
This episode is a love letter to the people who chose us and became our family when our biological family rejected us. When our biological families fail us, we find home in those who love us as we are without conditions, and we talk about what a chosen family means. This episode is for anyone who is building their own version of a family. It’s for queer Nigerians and Africans who are now writing new definitions of belonging that are rooted in care, loyalty, and joy. Love that is decided, not forced, is the most revolutionary form of resistance we have.#ChosenFamily #QueerAndUnfiltered #LGBTQIANigeria #QueerLove #AfroQueerVoices #QueerBelonging #UnapologeticallyQueer #QueerResistance #HealingAndThriving #ComingHomeToYourself #FamilyIsWhatYouMakeIt
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