What would a world look like where care is communal and freed from oppressive norms?

The nuclear family, long idealised as the natural unit of belonging, frequently fails to provide safety for those of us whose bodies challenge its norms. For many, the family is a gatekeeping institution requiring silence and conformity as a condition of inclusion.

We’ll explore the family as a site of both care and control: how colonialism, capitalism, and cisheteropatriarchy have shaped the nuclear family, and how queer, Black, and trans communities have long created chosen families and other liberatory alternatives.