Death Planning for Queer Families New Post on Psychology Today

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My newest blog on Psychology Today explores the reasons that queer families must plan ahead for the deaths of loved ones or risk putting their relationships, assets, and custody of children or pets in jeopardy. Thank you to contributors Isabel Knight the Death Designer who specializes in LGBTQ+ families, and Diana Adams at the Chosen Family Law Center. The CFLC uses donations to provide legal assistance to low income diverse families, and they are hosting a fall fundraiser to support their efforts to protect queer families. More information here.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/202310/queer-families-need-planning-for-loved-ones-deaths

Published by Dr. Elisabeth "Eli" Sheff, PhD, CASA, CSE

One of a handful of global experts on polyamory and the foremost international expert on children in polyamorous families, Dr. Elisabeth Sheff has studied gender and families of sexual minorities for the last 25 years. Sheff’s television appearances include CNN, and the National Geographic, and she has given more than 100 radio, podcast, print, and television interviews with sources from CNN, the New York Times, and Vogue to National Public Radio, the Sunday London Times, the Boston Globe, and Newsweek. By emphasizing research methodology and findings in her discussions, Dr. Sheff presents the kind of public intellectualism that encourages audience members to think critically regarding gender, sexualities, and families.

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