Twitter becomes the refuge for gay members of every family during Thanksgiving

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Thanksgiving is a time for families across America to come together and be thankful.

For a lot of gay people though, being surrounded by relatives who may or may not know youā€™re LGBT can be a littleā€¦stressful.

One thing we can be thankful for though, is Twitter, where every ā€˜gay cousinā€™ can express their closeted frustrations freely.

From regular Twitter users to gay celebs, we can all relate to be the only gay cousin at the holidays.

Here are some of our favourite ā€˜gay cousinā€™ Tweets this Thanksgiving:

Twitter becomes the refuge for gay members of every family during Thanksgiving
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Twitter becomes the refuge for gay members of every family during Thanksgiving
(Twitter)
Twitter becomes the refuge for gay members of every family during Thanksgiving
(Twitter)
Twitter becomes the refuge for gay members of every family during Thanksgiving
(Twitter)
Twitter becomes the refuge for gay members of every family during Thanksgiving
(Twitter)
Twitter becomes the refuge for gay members of every family during Thanksgiving
(Twitter)


Twitter becomes the refuge for gay members of every family during Thanksgiving
(Twitter)
Twitter becomes the refuge for gay members of every family during Thanksgiving
(Twitter)
Twitter becomes the refuge for gay members of every family during Thanksgiving
(Twitter)
Twitter becomes the refuge for gay members of every family during Thanksgiving
(Twitter)

YouTuber Tyler Oakley took it to a political levelā€¦

Twitter becomes the refuge for gay members of every family during Thanksgiving
(Twitter)

But it was Carloz Maza who really summed up the community spirit felt this Thanksgiving on Twitter.

Twitter becomes the refuge for gay members of every family during Thanksgiving
(Twitter)

But not every LGBT person has a family, of course.

Too many are rejected because of who they are and end up living in other ways.

Last year Madonna spent Thanksgiving with homeless children living in an LGBT youth centre.

The Ali Forney Centre in New York City provides a home for LGBT youth and gives them the tools necessary to live independently.

A photo posted by Madonna (@madonna) on

In an adorable group selfie, Madonna explained that she opted to spend the holidays with the kids because ā€œeveryone deserves to be loved and everyone deserves a home.ā€

The organisation, which is named after a 13 year old who left home after their family couldnā€™t accept their gender identity, works with children across New York to learn how live independently and not fall into homelessness later in life.

ā€œThis center protects LGBT Youth from the harms of homelessness and empowers them to reclaim their lives. Each year the Ali Forney Center provides care for over 1,200 youth who are rejected by their family due to their LGBT identity.ā€

ā€œAFC provides these youth with tools they need to become independent and more importantly, AFC provides these youth with the love and support they are denied by their families. Because everyone deserves to be loved and everyone deserves a home,ā€ the singer wrote on instagram.

The centre supports nearly 1,400 children every year whoā€™ve become homeless after being kicked out by their families who were un-accepting of their gender or sexual identity.