Cooper Pride is proud to sponsor Cooper University Health Care’s first official recognition of National Coming Out Day with a celebration and educational Quizzo event on Thursday, October 10, 2024, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Cooper Conference Center in Camden, room CC103/104. All are welcome, whether you are part of the LGBTQ+ community or an ally!
While this event is at the Cooper Camden Campus, we invite our Cape team members to join us if they can.
At this event, you can:
- Test your knowledge of LGBTQ+ history and culture and win some Cooper swag.
- Celebrate with fun food and beverages.
- Sign up to be a member of Cooper Pride.
- Learn about Cooper Pride’s initiatives in support of LGBTQ+ team members and how you can help.
- See how you can help support Cooper’s work in the community.
National Coming Out Day, celebrated every year on October 11, is a day of empowerment, visibility, and celebration of belonging for and with LGBTQ+ individuals. First observed in 1988, the day embodies authenticity and unity as we honor the journey of self-discovery and the freedom of being true to oneself. Cooper is committed to creating safe, supportive and inclusive working, healing, and learning environments for all patients, team members, and trainees.
Benefits of being open at work:
- Eliminates the need to hide or mislead.
- Makes deeper friendships possible.
- Breaks down barriers to understanding.
- Builds trusting working relationships.
- Let’s us bring our “whole selves” to work.
- Being open can make you more productive and can even benefit your career because your peers will see you in a new, perhaps even courageous, light.
