🎄 Matching pyjamas, chosen families and lesbian movie nights: ‘tis finally the season for Queer-mas. On today’s episode, Lea and Casey will be talking about the complexity of Christmas (and of major celebrations in general) for queer people, particularly when it comes to family time. To help you navigate this tricky time of the year, our hosts not only focus on the positive sides to Christmas (who doesn’t love the simple comforts of sparkles and food, right?), but they also talk about dinner-table conversations, queer chosen families and favourite Christmas traditions. And just in case you’re wondering, yes, you can get festive pick-up lines too, so make sure you listen until the end of the episode to find out how to get your crush under the mistletoe! 🎄

Outline

00:00 – 05:11 – Intro and gay day check-in

05:12 – 11:53 – Christmas: sharing festivities with family and/or with friends

11:54 – 16:34 – Chosen families: what are they and why are they important? 

16:35 – 29:06 – Pièce de résistance: reacting to uncomfortable questions around the dinner table

29:07 – 44:39 – Favourite Christmas traditions and lesbian Christmas films

44:40 – 48.50 – Outro and Lea’s pick-up line

Resources

Complicating Queer Theory – Chosen Family

For Some LGBTQ+ Folk, The Family You Choose Is Everything At Christmas

As a queer person, this is how I reconciled not going home for Christmas

LGBT Helpline Resources at Christmas (US)

LGBTQ Crisis Hotlines, and Support Services (Europe)

Credits

Co-hosts: Casey, Lea

Producer: Maria

Song: ‘Free the Nip’ by MuMu

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