Is It Still Important to Come Out for National Coming Out Day and Trans Remembrance Day?
LGBTQIA+ Identities and Experiences, Mental Health and Well-being, Intersectionality, Activism and Social Justice, Societal Expectations and Norms, Tanisha Christie LCSW Tanisha Christie LGBTQIA+ Identities and Experiences, Mental Health and Well-being, Intersectionality, Activism and Social Justice, Societal Expectations and Norms, Tanisha Christie LCSW Tanisha Christie

Is It Still Important to Come Out for National Coming Out Day and Trans Remembrance Day?

I have had the privilege to witness many clients reflect on their personal journeys and support the navigation of their identities within a complex social context. Some have even asked if it is still important to come out.  And “What if we live in a world where it’s okay to just be, where labels don’t need declarations and existence itself can be revolutionary?”

As a therapist, I can’t answer this but work with people to make their own determinations on what they might feel or believe given who they are, where they live, and what they understand about the world.

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