IKEA Commercial A Chosen Home for the Holidays spot commercial 2024

VIDEO IKEA A Chosen Home for the Holidays TV commercial 2018 • The holidays are a time for togetherness, but for many without a welcome home to return to, they can also be lonely. At the DC Center for the LGBT Community, this chosen family gathers to celebrate Thanksgiving. The center turns into a home away from home, a space for everyone, regardless of background, to break bread and share their traditions. Whether you hail from Uganda or Nebraska, what better way to share your culture than through food? Pull up a chair and join author, actor and activist Nico Tortorella in getting to know this welcoming crew. 00:00 my favorite holiday tradition is eating 00:03 you may have been rejected by your 00:06 family because you're LGBT so our 00:09 Thanksgiving celebration is a way for 00:12 everyone to have the opportunity to be 00:14 supported during the holidays maybe you 00:17 celebrate Thanksgiving with your 00:19 extended family and maybe you celebrate 00:21 Thanksgiving with your chosen family 00:23 like the people at our first stop I'm 00:25 David Mariner and I'm the executive 00:27 director of the DC Center for the LGBT 00:29 community I think when we go around the 00:31 table and we share the traditions that 00:34 we have we all are a little bit more 00:36 connected it's commonplace for someone 00:40 to be kicked out of their home in Uganda 00:44 for LGBT it is really important for me 00:46 that I share the beautiful thing about 00:48 my culture we celebrate Brotherhood 00:51 sisterhood in terms of sharing we 00:54 celebrate differently but maybe that's 00:55 what makes us all so beautiful - advertisement spot 2018