Coming together at the intersection of AAPI, LBGTQ+, and intersectional leadership, partnerships, and support for one another, this amazing conversation closes the 1st season of the LEAP Podcast in the PRIDE month. Stacia Kato-Takayesu and Erik Takayesu, the dynamic wife and husband duo, recall the moment of being called out by their transgender child which experience transformed their relationship as a family and their perspectives as leaders at work. 

Listen to their story of “coming out with my family” and how NOT sacrificing the core of who you are, even if the journey has changed over time. Also, learn how you can support the LGBTQ+ community by checking out resources and nonprofits that mentioned during the episode: 

PFLAG San Gabriel Valley API Chapter - https://www.sangabrielvalleyapipflag.com/

A Window Between Worlds - https://awbw.org/

Family Acceptance Project - https://familyproject.sfsu.edu/poster

PFLAG (National) - https://pflag.org/