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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.
Choose from one of our featured topics to explore specific areas of our Coming Out resources.
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.
Being an LGBTQ+ Ally
As our world becomes more accepting of broader and more diverse identities, you may have questions about how you can better support the LGBTQ+ community, or what LGBTQ+ even stands…
Bisexual FAQ
Find the answers to frequently asked questions on bisexuality.
Celebrating Queer Joy: Hear From Our Community
“You’re not alone.”
“Nobody else is as good at being you as you are.”
Coming Home to Catholicism and to Self
Despite the Catholic Church hierarchy's anti-LGBTQ+ stances, Catholics of good conscious are giving hope to countless longing to hear that their Church embraces and accepts them.
Coming Home to Evangelicalism and to Self
This guide is aimed at LGBTQ+ evangelical Christians who are on the journey toward living fully in their sexual orientation, gender identity and expression and in their faith and its…
Coming Home to Islam and to Self
This guide is aimed at LGBTQ+ American Muslims who are on the journey toward living fully in their sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and in their faith and its…
Coming Home to Judaism and to Self
This guide is aimed at LGBTQ+ Jewish Americans who are on the journey toward living fully in their sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and in their faith and its…
Coming Home to Mormonism and to Self
This guide is aimed at LGBTQ+ Mormons who are on the journey toward living fully in their sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and in their faith and its traditions.
Coming Home: To Faith, To Spirit, To Self
While many people enjoy a rich, spiritual life outside the realm of organized religion, this guide is aimed at folks who hope to lead their faith communities toward a more…
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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