LGBTQ+ families need safe spaces where they can exhale. If you can’t find one, create one.

LGBTQ+ families need safe spaces where they can exhale. If you can’t find one, create one.

Creating a “safe space” looks different for everyone. It might mean being physically protected from harm or knowing that you can share your emotions openly and without judgment. But for LGBTQ+ families, there’s usually one shared quality: knowing you’re free to celebrate your loved ones while expressing your most authentic selves. And if there’s one thing the LGBTQ+ community is good at, it’s forging safe spaces. I think of bell hooks’s definiti…