The Families We Build: Aging and Care in LGBTQ+ Communities. Supporting chosen family through planning, advocacy, and affirming care.

Supporting chosen families through planning, advocacy, and affirming care.

For many LGBTQ+ older adults, family is built through love, trust, and mutual support. The Families We Build explores the important role chosen family plays in caregiving, advocacy, and healthy aging. This resource highlights the unique strengths of chosen family networks, examines challenges within healthcare and aging systems, and offers practical steps to help ensure the people you trust can support and advocate for you when it matters most.