There's a common belief that you can't choose your family, but we beg to differ. You may not be able to pick your blood family, but you can totally choose who you call family. And when you build a supportive network around you of close friends, they often take on the role of family. Whether you have chosen your BFFs as your family or your chosen family is an important part of your LGBTQIA+ experience, these meaningful chosen family quotes share the joy and beauty of friends as family.
Chosen Family Quotes About Friends Who Are Family
They're your ride or dies, and you have their backs no matter what. Celebrate friends who become family with these heartfelt found family quotes.
- My friends are more than just buddies. They're my home.
- I can't imagine my life without my chosen family by my side.
- What ties us together is the same thing that binds any family: love.
- “A found family is every bit as beautiful as a born family. Even more so, perhaps. Stories are about choices, after all, and to choose to be family is as wonderful a story as can be told.” - Dan Gemeinhart
- Chosen family: all of the love of family without the complicated history.
- I can't imagine traveling through my life without my found family by my side.
- From Galentine's Day to Friendsgiving, I'm so grateful I have chosen family to spend the special days with.
- I'm filled with deep gratitude for my chosen family.
- Found family: bound not by blood but by a deep and abiding love.
Chosen Family Quotes for & From the LGBTQIA+ Community
Some in the LGBTQIA+ community have complicated relationships with their blood family, so they instead rely on a network of close friends and allies to fill the role of family. These found family quotes salute those important relationships.
- “We’ve all done this —created our mix-and-match families, our homemade safety nets.”
― David Levithan, Two Boys Kissing - I feel safe, loved, and accepted, surrounded by my found family.
- Making a family intentionally — person by person — is one of the most beautiful ways to exercise choice.
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“We, as gay people, get to choose our family and the people we’re around. I am your family. We are a family here.” - RuPaul
- We have created our family from those who bring unconditional love into our lives.
- My family was formed by providence instead of by blood, and we are united in love.
- “A home isn’t always the house we live in. It’s also the people we choose to surround ourselves with." - TJ Klune
- There is so much power in being able to choose the people who make up your family.
- “You know, the thing about family is that you can choose it. And I choose you.” - Brynn Rebele-Henry, Orpheus Girl
Short Chosen Family Quotes
You don't need a lot of words to share all the feels you have for your found family.
- We're a family of friends 'til the end.
- My found fam feels like home.
- We love and support one another, just like family.
- My heart is forever linked with my chosen family.
- It's not complicated: My friends are my family.
- My life is full of joy thanks to my found family.
- My friends are the siblings I never had.
- My chosen family gives me a soft place to land.
- I'm happiest in the heart of my found family.
- Nobody understands me like my chosen family.
Chosen Family Captions for Social Media
Your found family appears in your SM feed all the time. Use some of these short quotes for the perfect captions.
- Another beautiful day with my chosen fam.
- These people bring so much magic into my life. #chosenfamily
- Just like my blood family, my found fam knows all my embarrassing secrets. #TheyllNeverTell
- The joy of found family: laughing until our sides hurt.
- "The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other." - Richard Bach
- Best fam ever.
- So happy we chose each other. #FoundFamForever
- Happiest in the heart of my #chosenfamily
- Every day with my chosen family is a great day.
Chosen Family Social Media Hashtags
Looking for the perfect hashtag to complete your SM post about your chosen fam? Try one of these.
- #foundfamily
- #chosenfamily
- #rideordie
- #BFFsForLife
- #FoundFam
- #ChosenFam
- #FoundFamilyForever
- #love
- #friendsforlife
- #thesearemypeople
Slogans for Chosen Family
Share the magic of your chosen family with the world with a chosen family slogan.
- We love and laugh together.
- Found family forever
- Together, we ride. Together with pride.
- We chose each other.
- Like your family, only slightly less dysfunctional
- Many were called. Few were chosen.
- Not bound by blood — connected by choice.
- Proud to be a chosen family.
Surround Yourself With the Love of Found Family
Choosing your family from the people you connect with is a beautiful way to build community. Celebrate the network of love and support you have built with heartfelt found family quotes.
