
This weekend is National Coming Out Day. A natural, unforced fit for courage — not just LGBTQ+ visibility, but the broader human courage of dropping a mask in a room that might not be safe. Contemporary edge: doing this in 2026, with LGBTQ+ rights actively contested in statehouses and courts — this isn’t nostalgia, it’s live risk for people in the pews. And it is part of the thread that connects honoring Domestic Violence Awareness Month, with our 50/50 Collection in support of the YWCA Domestic Violence Services Program, as well as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, which asks us to consider the stories we tell about ourselves and the way such narratives shape our relationship to both the past and the future.