Rejected by their families, LGBTQ+ residents celebrate holidays with their own

For Rosa Santos, the holidays may be short on family, but they’re brimming with members of her fellow transgender community.

While the season is usually a time for family gatherings, cheer and gift giving, some LGBTQ+ people aren’t accepted by their families because of politics, sexuality or gender expression. And some Southern California trans residents such as Santos have an even harder time because many of their relatives live in Mexico.

“What I am is challenging for some of them,” said Santos...