Not everyone can take control by hosting their own gluten free Thanksgiving. Not everyone wants to. Participating in a meal at someone else’s house takes on some challenges for the person with strict dietary needs.
In many, many cases, the simple fact is, you will most likely need to bring your own food. (You may WANT to bring your own food. The risk of expecting someone else to understand something that only someone who needs to be gluten free needs to understand, can be too high.)
Without an understanding of ingredients, labels, lack of clarity on labels, and—-the BIG one: Cross Contamination, a host most likely won’t provide a meal that is safe for the person with celiac. (There are wonderful exceptions, however. . . ♥
*(But please don’t avoid an event just because of the food. Bring your own and enjoy the people and the experience.)