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Coming Out
The Human Rights Campaign has resources to help you come out and live openly at home, at work and in your community.
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Coming out in order to live openly isn’t something you do once, or even for one year. It’s a decision that we make every single day of our lives. Every coming out experience is unique and must be navigated in the way most comfortable for the individual. Whether it's for the first time ever or the first time today, coming out can be an arduous journey. It is also a brave decision to live authentically.
Coming Out Collection
This collection focuses on coming out and acknowledging the different barriers and increased discrimination for those at the intersection of multiple identities. Our race, ethnicity, language, religion, cultural dress, sexual…
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Celebrating Queer Joy: Hear From Our Community
“You’re not alone.”
“Nobody else is as good at being you as you are.”
Salir del Clóset: Vivir auténticamente siendo Latine y LGBTQ+
El recurso de la Fundación HRC Salir del Clóset: Vivir auténticamente siendo Latine y LGBTQ+ está diseñado para ayudar a las personas Latine o de origen Latine que viven en…
Coming Out: Living Authentically as LGBTQ+ Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
Coming out is a personal choice, and the lifelong coming out experience is different for everybody. For those of us who identify as LGBTQ+ and as people of color, it…
Coming Out: Living Authentically as LGBTQ+ Latine Americans
HRC Foundation's Coming Out: Living Authentically as LGBTQ+ Latine Americans resource is designed to aid LGBTQ+ Latine Americans in navigating the intersectional challenges when coming out.
Coming Out: Living Authentically as Black LGBTQ+ People
We all deserve the right to live our lives genuinely, completely and honestly. Race, ethnicity, language, religion, culture, gender expression, sexual orientation and gender identity should never be barriers to…
Coming Out: Living Authentically as Transgender or Non-Binary
In the United States, gender is often presented to us as the mutually unchangeable opposites of either male or female. The truth is that gender is a rich, broad spectrum…
Coming Out: Living Authentically as Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual+
We all deserve the right to live our lives genuinely, completely and honestly. Race, ethnicity, language, religion, culture, gender expression, sexual orientation and gender identity should never be barriers to…
Resource Guide to Coming Out as Bisexual
Coming out is different for every person. For bisexual people, coming out can present some unique challenges. As bisexual people, we face skepticism and stereotypes about our sexuality, we are…
Transitioning in the Workplace: A Guide for Trans Employees
This guide is intended to help transgender people to navigate aspects of their transition related to the workplace. If you are an employer who wishes to support your transgender employees,…
Coming Out at Work
Coming out at work can seem like a challenge, but it may also relieve the daily stress of hiding who you are. In 2020, the Supreme Court of the United…
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