"In 1993 the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed May 15 as the International Day of Families in order to “promote awareness of issues relating to families and to increase knowledge of the social, economic, and demographic processes affecting families.”

The United Nations doesn’t define families, nor label them “traditional” or “unconventional” as the religious right does to pass moral judgement on people’s lives. Families, like the people within them, come in many forms and are all worthy of support. From the blood relatives who keep farms running or royal families in power, to the adoptive relatives—both legal and metaphorical—who ensure we are housed and fed."