Jonah Minot, LISW works for the Department of Veterans Affairs as their Chief Experience Officer and serves in the Ohio Army National Guard as a Behavioral Health Officer. Jonah first came out as a member of the LGBTQ community in 2006 and again as transgender in 2016. He transitioned in both the VA and the military and continues to remain involved in local activism for transgender rights. Jonah is an active member of King Avenue Methodist Church, a reconciling ministry congregation, and a musician with The Capital Pride Band.