National Coming Out Day
Friday marks the 31st anniversary of national coming out day celebrated every year on october 11 the anniversary of the national march on washington for lesbian and gay rights.
National coming out day. National coming out day started in 1988 to mark the one year anniversary of the 1987 march on washington for lesbian and gay rights. This impactful event is honored by national coming out day being on the same day. National coming out day celebrated in san francisco by john ramos october 11 2020 at 6 18 pm filed under. National coming out day is a holiday that is celebrated every year on october 11th to recognize lesbian gay bisexual and transsexual and the issues they face in modern society.
On national coming out day in 2002 a benefit cd was released featuring donated songs by artists who were either in the lgbtq community or were allies it included cyndi lauper and queen. June 28 1969 stonewall riot. While it is often viewed as a day on which the lgbt community can celebrate gay pride many gay people often use it as the. Every year on national coming out day we celebrate coming out as lesbian gay bisexual transgender or queer lgbtq this year we will mark the 32nd anniversary of national coming out day.
Festival lgbt national coming out san francisco news. First celebrated in the united states in 1988 the initial idea was grounded in the feminist and gay liberation spirit of the personal being. October 11 1987 national march on washington. Acceptance for the lgbtq community has grown in recent years but the pandemic presents new challenges for how people explore and feel safe introducing the world to a new sexual or gender identity.
If you come out but cannot be safe you are not free. National coming out day ncod is an annual lgbt awareness day observed on october 11 to support lesbian gay bisexual and transgender people and sometimes other groups typically grouped within the lgbt community to coming out of the closet.