„The political crisis in the wake of the pandemic has proved, with what violence and ignorance many conjured norms in our society exclude people: [...] The norm of family and partner*hood. The norm of the nuclear family as a safe haven. [...] Around the same time, queer people criticized the Covid restrictions introduced by the German states regarding the reduced contact laws and regulations over Christmas: If people are only allowed to celebrate with selected people from their immediate family circle, how is this form of connection defined? Through blood relations - in their archaic sense? What if I want to spend the holidays not with the grumpy Nazi grandfather, but with my best friend with whom I share my life? What about families of my own choosing, communities of life that have abandoned traditional connection through consanguinity and marriage?“ 1

In the work chosen family, Jay Ritchie questions the image of the "perfect family", which is still regarded by German society as an instance of subjective well-being and a political institution.

1 Seyda Kurt, Radikale Zärtlichkeit, S. 18 - 19