The meetings are held alternately on Saturdays at 10 a.m. Hope Cottage holds information meetings for those interested in becoming foster parents.
Tradition is about connection as much as it is about planting emotional roots, so use this to honor the people in your life and do something special together. It doesn’t need to fall directly on a holiday if schedules don’t match up, so keep an eye peeled the week of Thanksgiving for something that strikes your fancy. Talk to your loved ones and come up with a new tradition this year-wait in line together at House of Pies to get the perfect pumpkin pie, picnic in the park at The Menil Collection, or go see a play at The Alley Theater. Traditions are a deeply anchoring human construct and a perfect opportunity to practice reclamation. Chosen families are a matter of queer survival, and no better place thank Houston to celebrate the loved ones woven into the fabric of our lives than a proper Friendsgiving. Even with healthy family relationships, great distances and hectic schedules can still keep you from the family dinner table.
Some have lost their parents and feel alone on family-centered holidays. Some people don’t have the luxury of coming out to family, and some just aren’t there yet. Disproportionately, LGBTQ folks can end up lonely on holidays because their family isn’t supportive of their status.