For many queer immigrants, Christmas can be stressful and lonely. They say a chosen family can be a lifeline at these times. | cbcnewsbc
"We have a set of skills, we're all artists and creative. And so we find ways to infuse the holidays with our own creativity."
The professor of gender, sexuality and women's studies at Simon Fraser University and vice president of Surrey Pride Society says rainbow seniors have less contact with families of birth than the majority of the population. Gender, sexuality and women's studies professor Jen Marchbank says families of choice are important for queer people, especially queer seniors.
"And that doesn't mean that you're choosing people to become an adopted granny or whatever," she adds.
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