The incredible story of finding my brother in my 60s
We were born a week apart, in the same hospital, to different mothers — and that is just the beginning of our
Every Christmas, my chosen family makes a promise
These loved ones help me cope with life's ups and downs, including interactions with my biological family
After my parents told me to stay away last Christmas, I found healing with chosen family
For the queer community, which has historically been excluded and marginalized, it is powerfully healing to be chosen
I’ve hated Christmas for years. Maybe it’s time to hate it a little less.
Decades of familial guilt and frustration sucked all the joy out of the holiday for me
Faced with our families’ homophobia, my fiancée and I are starting our own holiday traditions
Last year, I decided I never wanted to spend the holidays away from Paula again
I’ve struggled with my son’s decision to become a soldier, but we’ve come to an uneasy truce
“I saw his desire to be a soldier as the fulfillment of a calling, just as I was fulfilling mine”
A pair of secondhand red shoes helped me appreciate my father
My parents loved me, and that justified a little discomfort
In some families, medical assistance in dying is anything but a peaceful ending
Family members often support the idea of MAID in the abstract, but the procedure can take on a new meaning when it
I’m in my late 40s, and I’ve already lived a life of resurrections
If I were to appear as I am now in front of any previous iteration, I’d be in disbelief
Every time I walk by my sister’s apartment, time stands still
It was in her third-floor apartment that she told us she wasn't doing well
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July/August 2025 Issue In this issue: New approaches to dementia care to help people live a full life; How to talk across polarities; How white evangelicals incite homophobia in Uganda |
