Authenticity and Resilience with Tamara Layne

In a world that often challenges the very essence of identity, being authentic to oneself as a transwoman is not just an act of bravery—it's an act of resilience because you must come out every single day you are navigating a society that may not always understand or accept you. 

Our guest, Tamara Layne has found the ultimate triumph in living as her true self and being a beacon for others are working toward doing the same. 

Tamara Layne is a 59-year-old transwoman who was born in Canarsie, Brooklyn and now lives in Suffolk County Long Island. She currently runs a department at Altice USA, has a master's degree in HR Management, and is an LGBTQ+ advocate who seeks to educate on transgender issues and facilitates a transgender support group at the LGBT Network in Long Island. 

What You'll Learn:

What allyship and friendship look like 


Steps to coming out at work and how to manage this if you are the first person in your organization to come out 


Difficulties to be a transgender woman in the workplace Make .60 cents on the dollar Twice as likely to be unemployedMore than half are not comfortable being out at workTrans find more biases and discrimination during the interview process so don't get hired in secure & stable white-collar careers and don't have promotion access

The mental health struggles of trans adults, 42% of trans adults attempted suicide & 56% engaged in non-suicidal self-injury (Williams Institute School of Law at UCLA - July 2023)

Contact Info

Tamara Layne

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tamaralayne1

Information & Resources: 

Companies are Failing Trans Employees, HBR 2023 Article

Catalyst.org Workplaces that work for women - June 2023 article 

The LBGT Network 

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