National Coming Out Day Luncheon, hosted by the Designer Brands
Mindy Halasz, Co-Chair of 
The Leaders of MySELF BRG are:
- Mindy Halasz – Co-Chair
- Sonya Voronkova – Co-Chair
- Erica Melton – Community Committee Chair
- Kimberly Hensley – Communications Chair
- Margaret Kluk – Business Committee Chair
- Todd Roudabush – Talent Committee Chair
- Jared Poff ( EVP CFO) – Executive Sponsor
Panel:
We were delighted to speak and we discussed many topics including
- Coming out can be a lifelong journey. How do you manage coming out in different situations?
- Coming out as "Transgender or Non-binary" at your work-place
- How to be an ally for those who are "coming out" at your work-place?
- How to support as a parent or a grandparent or relative when a child or grandchild or young relative comes out?
- How to support someone in their journey in coming out in a virtual work environment
- What resources can we provide?
Come out when you are in a safe environment and at your time-table.
#VisibilityMatters
#NationalComingOutDay
"Coming Out" Resources:
- From PFLAG: https://pflag.org/tags/comingout
- From Human Rights Campaign: https://www.hrc.org/resources/coming-out
- The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/guide/the-coming-out-handbook/
- The GLSEN: https://www.glsen.org/activity/coming-out-resource-lgbtq-students
- Matthew Sheppard Foundation: https://www.matthewshepard.org/coming-out-resources/
- Coming Out as Trans at Work -- A framework, drawn from the experiences of eight transgender professionals. by Michael Cherny, Shalene Gupta, and Sandra J. Sucher, Harvard Business Review, October 12, 2021
- 13 Reasons Why You Must Come Out of the Closet By Alexander Cheves