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"Chosen Family"

"We don't need to be related to relate/We don't need to share genes or a surname/You are, you are, my chosen, chosen family." Watch as musical icon Elton John and British-Japanese singer Rina Sawayama perform the song "Chosen Family." Written by Sawayama, the song was also played at the Closing Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

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References:

Sawayama, Rina. (2021, April 14). Rina Sawayama, Elton John--Chosen Family [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTDRg5G77x4

Dee

Who is Dee?

"Chosen Family"

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Dee

Gender Identity Our core sense of who we are as a man, a woman, a mixture of both, or neither.

Gender Expression How we show up in the world through choices like clothing, hair style, mannerisms or tone of voice.

Attraction How we feel toward others sexually, romantically and/or emotionally.

Biological Sex Physical attributes such as reproductive organs and genitalia, chromosomes, genes and hormone levels.

"Chosen Family"

References:

Dee

Gender Identity Our core sense of who we are as a man, a woman, a mixture of both, or neither.

Gender Expression How we show up in the world through choices like clothing, hair style, mannerisms or tone of voice.

Attraction How we feel toward others sexually, romantically and/or emotionally.

Biological Sex Physical attributes such as reproductive organs and genitalia, chromosomes, genes and hormone levels.

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