Framily—a portmanteau of the words friend and family may have come into collective cultural prominence when Sprint launched its Framily Plan in 2014, but the meaning of the word—a group of close friends who function as a family—is a longstanding tradition, especially in the LGBTQIA community. On this episode, we talk about how and why framilies form.
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Links
https://www.healthline.com/health/relationships/chosen-family#chosen-vs-biological
https://fairygodboss.com/career-topics/chosen-family
https://www.glaad.org/amp/importance-of-found-families-lgbtq-youth
https://medium.com/practical-growth/building-a-chosen-family-for-yourself-1eb66c363165
