National Coming Out Day

National Coming Out Day Quick Facts - US

Hashtags	#NationalComingOutDay, #Comingoutday
Related Hashtags	#Comingout, #LGBTQ
2022 Date	October 11, 2022
2023 Date	October 11, 2023

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National Coming Out Day in 2022

Tuesday, Oct 11

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National Coming Out Day History

National Coming Out Day celebrates and normalizes coming out. The day seeks to raise awareness about the LGBTQ community and offer support for those in need. National Coming out Day was founded by gay rights activists Robert Eichberg and Jean O’ Leary in 1988. It is celebrated annually on October 11th.

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I’m currently at the airport headed to Nashville to give a speech at Vanderbilt university for national coming out day. A few minutes ago I was the target of this homophobic tweet by a conservative politician. Now I’m fundraising for Texas democrats. Donate below https://t.co/5vnhGoRnKf
— Olivia Julianna 🗳 (@0liviajulianna) October 10, 2022

I'm super gay. On this National Coming Out Day, and on every day, please celebrate those in your life who've shared their true selves to the world and please create an environment in which those who are not yet ready to share feel welcomed to speak their truth in time.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 12, 2022

On National Coming Out Day, the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates the courage of the LGBTQI+ community and reaffirms that LGBTQI+ rights are human rights. https://t.co/QOm9pV66rS
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 11, 2022

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National Coming Out Day Facts & Quotes

Coming out in the Workplace and Coming out at School are two sub-themes.
Most people think they don’t know anyone gay or lesbian, and in fact everybody does. It is imperative that we come out and let people know who we are and disabuse them of their fears and stereotypes -Robert Eichberg