National Coming Out Day 2023

National Coming Out Day is celebrated every year on October 11, as a continuation of the March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights that took place on this date in 1987. On this occasion, LGBTQIA+ people are encouraged to voluntarily and publicly announce their sexual orientation and/or gender identity, in order to shed the heterosexual and cisgender identities they may have been assigned by default. Unfortunately, even today, not everyone feels safe enough to come out and live authentically.

To find out more about these diverse identities, we've selected a few resources to add to our Highlight on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion.

Press articles

• Saguy, Abigail C. “The History of ‘coming out,’ from Secret Gay Code to Popular Political Protest.” The Conversation, February 10, 2020. 

• “Coming out at Work: Senior Executives Share Their Stories.” Financial Times, June 26, 2023, 14.
• Habchi, Malik. “comment devenir une entreprise LGBT friendly.” L’Usine Nouvelle 3719, no. 3719 (June 9, 2023): 72,73.
• Landrieu, Valérie. “Les territoires manquent de role models LGBT.” Les Echos 23848, no. 23848 (December 6, 2022): 26.
• Tanneau, Lucie. “Inclusion : En 2022, la LGBTphobie existe encore en entreprise.” Entreprise et Carrières 1595, no. 1595 (October 17, 2022): 10.

ESSEC Knowledge

• Takagi, Junko. "I’m coming out! Or not: how young lgbtq professionals navigate the workforce." ESSEC Knowledge, February, 15, 2023. Accessed October 10, 2023. 
• Chevillon, Guillaume. “The algorithmic frontier for LGBTQI+ rights.” ESSEC Knowledge, February 21, 2023. Accessed October 10, 2023. 
• Conti, Raffaele. “How do antidiscrimination employment policies impact entrepreneurship?” ESSEC Knowledge, November 15, 2023. Accessed October 10, 2023. 
• Strauss, Karoline. “Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts: How Subtle Workplace Discrimination Can Undermine Our Sense of Self,” October 9, 2023. 

Comics

• Font, Élodie. Coming in. Paris: Arte Editions Payot, 2021.
• Biondi, Flavia. Les générations. Grenoble: Glénat, 2020.
• Cruse, Howard. Stuck Rubber Baby. New York: First Second, 2002.

Books

• Schadendorf, Jens. GaYme Changer : How the LGBT+ Community and Their Allies Are Changing the Global Economy. London, UK: ‎ Lid Publishing, 2021.
• Bereni, Laure. Introduction aux études sur le genre. 3e édition entièrement revue de la référence francophone sur le genre. Louvain-La-Neuve (Belgique): De Boeck supérieur, 2020.
• Alison, Mika. Vivre sa transidentité à l’école : parcours et point de vue d’une transeignante. Joinville-le-Pont (Val-de-Marne): Double ponctuation, 2022.

Podcast

• Coming out d'Élise Goldfarb et Julia Layani