If you identify as LGBTQ+, we hope you feel proud of who you are and are compassionate with yourself no matter where you are on your journey. If you are an ally, thank you for helping make National Coming Out Day easier for everyone in our community.

We asked our community to record their messages to share with LGBTQ+ youth who may need a little extra support. Listen to our audio quilt below, and scroll down to hear over 30 messages of love and support, in honor of National Coming Out Day!

If you haven’t come out yet, that’s okay. We hope hearing these messages of support from your HRC family helps make today and every day a little better.

Watch our 2021 Born to Shine video to hear messages of love and support from our community!

Click to hear our messages:

Anonymous, MS

Christine, VA

Candice, MI

Elizabeth, NY

Erin, OH

Jeanne, IN

Toni, GA

Susan, FL

Deborah, NC

Anonymous, KS

Laura, GA

Liria, AK

Jean, NJ

Erica, CA

Christie, NC

Sara, OR

Alison, SD

Dylan, OH

Meredith, CT

Cathy, IA

Alyssa, CO

Kristen, MD

Ann, MS

Sara, PA

Rebecca, NH

Chelsea, NY

Wendy, FL

Kaylee, NC

Catherine, TX

Jess, CO

Denise, LA

Jan, NC

Bernice, TX

Sharing our authentic selves with others is not always safe or easy, and it is certainly not a one-day event. But by being there for one another, we can foster, and expand, our community of love, and make it easier for every one of us to shine as our beautiful, authentic selves.

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